Where does “sternum” come from?
Sternum comes from Latin sternum, from Ancient Greek στέρνον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stern-, derived from sterh₃-, which developed from the root ster-.
sternum (English): The breastbone; The sclerotized plate of spiders,...
Definitions
- The breastbone; The sclerotized plate of spiders,...
Ancestry of “sternum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | sternum | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στέρνον | breast, chest; seat of the affections, heart;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stern- | forehead, chest, side |
Words derived from “sternum”