Where does “hypocoracoid” come from?

hypocoracoid (English) comes from English coracoid, from Latin Corax, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

hypocoracoid (English): The lower coracoid bone of fish

Definitions

  1. The lower coracoid bone of fish

Ancestry of “hypocoracoid”, step by step

hypocoracoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coracoid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoracoidPart of the scapula that projects towards the...
2LatinCoraxA river of Colchis which flows into the Black Sea
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via English hypo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypoMelancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid...
2Englishhypo-Below; beneath; under; Deficient; less than...
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →