Where does “plesiometacarpal” come from?

plesiometacarpal (English) comes from English plesio-, from Ancient Greek πλησίον, from Ancient Greek πλησίος, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plesiometacarpal (English): Being part of the subfamily Cervinae, having lost the parts of the second and fifth metacarpal bones closest to the foot (though retaining the parts away from the foot)

Definitions

  1. Being part of the subfamily Cervinae, having lost the parts of the second and fifth metacarpal bones closest to the foot (though retaining the parts away from the foot)

Ancestry of “plesiometacarpal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishplesio-Close, near
2Ancient Greekπλησίονnearby
3Ancient Greekπλησίοςnear, neighboring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from English plesio- →