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Where does “myocomma” come from?

myocomma (English) comes from English comma, from German Komma, from Spanish coma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

myocomma (English): A myotome

Definitions

  1. A myotome

Ancestry of “myocomma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommaThe punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set...
2GermanKommacomma
3Spanishcomacomma; misericord; section
4Latincommaa caesura
5Ancient Greekκόμμαa stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...
6Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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