Where does “supraclavicular” come from?
Supraclavicular derives from English clavicular, from Latin clavicula meaning little key, with the prefix supra- meaning above.
supraclavicular (English): Above the clavicle; Of or pertaining to the...
Definitions
- Above the clavicle; Of or pertaining to the...
Ancestry of “supraclavicular”, step by step
supraclavicular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clavicular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clavicular | Of, or relating to the clavicle |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |