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Where does “supraglenoid” come from?

supraglenoid (English) comes from English glenoid, from French glénoïde, from French -oïde, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

supraglenoid (English): Situated above the glenoid cavity of a bone

Definitions

  1. Situated above the glenoid cavity of a bone

Ancestry of “supraglenoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglenoidA shallow depression in a bone, especially in the...
2Frenchglénoïdeglenoid
3French-oïde-oid
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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