Where does “acromioclavicular” come from?
Acromioclavicular comes from English clavicula combined with English -icular, derived from Latin clavícula meaning small key, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- meaning to cut or split.
acromioclavicular (English): Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle
Definitions
- Pertaining to both the acromion and the clavicle
Ancestry of “acromioclavicular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clavicular | Of, or relating to the clavicle |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |