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Where does “scapulocoracoid” come from?

scapulocoracoid (English) comes from English coracoid, from Latin Corax, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

scapulocoracoid (English): Of or pertaining to the scapula and coracoid...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the scapula and coracoid...

Ancestry of “scapulocoracoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoracoidPart of the scapula that projects towards the...
2LatinCorax—
3Ancient Greekὄψιςview
4Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
5Proto-Hellenicwókʷs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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