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Where does “scaphoid” come from?

Scaphoid comes from Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής, from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη meaning boat or vessel.

scaphoid (English): Shaped like a boat, navicular; Carpal navicular...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a boat, navicular; Carpal navicular...

Ancestry of “scaphoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscaphoides—
2Ancient Greekσκᾰφοειδήςlike a bowl, hollow
3Ancient Greekσκᾰ́φηboat, trough, bowl

Words derived from “scaphoid”

  • astragaloscaphoid
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