Where does “scapholunate” come from?

scapholunate (English) comes from English lunate, from Latin lūnātus, from Latin luno — I curve or bend into a crescent or half-moon...

scapholunate (English): Of or relating to an intraarticular ligament that...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an intraarticular ligament that...

Ancestry of “scapholunate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlunateShaped like a crescent; A small stone artifact,...
2Latinlūnātuscurved
3LatinlunoI curve or bend into a crescent or half-moon...
Every word from Latin luno →Every word from Latin lūnātus →Every word from English lunate →