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Where does “supraclavicle” come from?

supraclavicle (English) comes from English clavicle, from Middle French clavicule, from Latin clāvicula, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

supraclavicle (English): A bone which usually connects the clavicle with...

Definitions

  1. A bone which usually connects the clavicle with...

Ancestry of “supraclavicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclavicleThe collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of...
2Middle Frenchclavicule—
3Latinclāvicula—
4Latinclāvis—
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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