Where does “iliopsoas” come from?

iliopsoas (English) comes from English psoas, from Ancient Greek ψόας, from Ancient Greek ψόα — muscles of the loins.

iliopsoas (English): A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas...

Definitions

  1. A compound muscle composed of the iliac and psoas...

Ancestry of “iliopsoas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsoasEither of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas...
2Ancient Greekψόαςmuscles of the loins
3Ancient Greekψόαmuscles of the loins
Every word from Ancient Greek ψόα →Every word from Ancient Greek ψόας →Every word from English psoas →