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Where does “pleurosteon” come from?

pleurosteon (English) comes from English osteon, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pleurosteon (English): The anterolateral piece which articulates the...

Definitions

  1. The anterolateral piece which articulates the...

Ancestry of “pleurosteon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosteonAny of the central canals, and surrounding bony...
2Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
3Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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