Where does “olecranon” come from?

Olecranon comes from Ancient Greek ὠλένη, which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₃l(e)n-, itself from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-.

olecranon (English): The bony process at the top of the ulna forming...

Definitions

  1. The bony process at the top of the ulna forming...

Ancestry of “olecranon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠλέκρανονpoint of the elbow
2Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
3Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
4Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—

Words derived from “olecranon”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə →Every word from Ancient Greek κάρα →Every word from Ancient Greek κρανίον →