Where does “femur” come from?

Femur comes from Latin femur, whose original meaning is unknown.

femur (English): A thighbone; The middle segment of the leg of an...

Definitions

  1. A thighbone; The middle segment of the leg of an...

Ancestry of “femur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfemurthigh; the space between the grooves of a...
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰénwr̥arc, bow

Words derived from “femur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥Every word from Latin femur