Where does “hamate bone” come from?

hamate bone (English) comes from Latin hāmātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

hamate bone (English): One of the eight bones of the wrist

Definitions

  1. One of the eight bones of the wrist

Ancestry of “hamate bone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhāmātushooked, crooked
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin hāmātus →