Where does “calcaneoastragalar” come from?
calcaneoastragalar (English) comes from English astragalar, from English astragalus, from Latin astragalus, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
calcaneoastragalar (English): Relating to the calcaneus and the astragalus
Definitions
- Relating to the calcaneus and the astragalus
Ancestry of “calcaneoastragalar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | astragalar | Of or pertaining to the astragalus |
| 2 | English | astragalus | The anklebone; A herb of the genus "Astragalus" |
| 3 | Latin | astragalus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀστράγαλος | one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |