Where does “deltotrapezial” come from?

deltotrapezial (English) comes from English trapezial, from English trapezium, from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

deltotrapezial (English): Of or pertaining to the deltoid and trapezius muscles

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the deltoid and trapezius muscles

Ancestry of “deltotrapezial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrapezialIn the form of a trapezium; Of or pertaining to...
2EnglishtrapeziumA four-sided polygon with two sides parallel; A...
3Late Latintrapeziumtrapezium, trapezoid
4Ancient Greekτραπέζιονirregular quadrilateral; little table; small...
5Ancient Greekτράπεζαa table
6Ancient Greek*τετράπεζα
7Ancient Greekπέζαfoot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,...
8Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
11Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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