Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “glenoid” come from?

Glenoid comes from Ancient Greek γληνοειδής, composed of glēnē (socket) and -ειδής (resembling), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European weyd- (to see).

glenoid (English): A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the...

Definitions

  1. A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the...

Ancestry of “glenoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglénoïdeglenoid
2French-oïde-oid
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “glenoid”

  • supraglenoid
  • postglenoid
  • preglenoid
  • interglenoid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →