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Where does “coracoacromial” come from?

coracoacromial (English) comes from English coraco-, from Latin Corax, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

coracoacromial (English): Relating to the coracoid process and the acromion

Definitions

  1. Relating to the coracoid process and the acromion

Ancestry of “coracoacromial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoraco-coracoid process
2LatinCorax—
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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