Where does “humerus” come from?
Humerus comes from Latin humerus, a variant of Latin umerus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émsos, a word of uncertain original meaning referring to the shoulder or arm bone.
humerus (English): The bone of the upper arm
Definitions
- The bone of the upper arm
Ancestry of “humerus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | humerus | — |