Where does “thorax” come from?

Thorax comes from Latin thorax, borrowed from Ancient Greek θώραξ, originally meaning the chest or breast of the body.

thorax (English): The region of the mammalian body between the neck...

Definitions

  1. The region of the mammalian body between the neck...

Ancestry of “thorax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthōraxchest, thorax
2Ancient Greekθώραξcorselet; linen jerkin; coat of mail, cuirass

Words derived from “thorax

Every word from Ancient Greek θώραξ
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