Where does “astragalocalcanean” come from?
astragalocalcanean (English) comes from English astragalo-, from Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
astragalocalcanean (English): Relating to the astragalus and the calcaneus
Definitions
- Relating to the astragalus and the calcaneus
Ancestry of “astragalocalcanean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astragalo- | Pertaining to the astragalus, the anklebone |
| 2 | Latin | astragalus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀστράγαλος | one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |