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