Where does “trapeziometacarpal” come from?

trapeziometacarpal (English) comes from English metacarpal — Of the metacarpus; Any of the bones of the...

trapeziometacarpal (English): Relating to, or connecting the trapezium and metacarpal bones

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or connecting the trapezium and metacarpal bones

Ancestry of “trapeziometacarpal”, step by step

trapeziometacarpal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English metacarpal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetacarpalOf the metacarpus; Any of the bones of the...

via English trapezio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrapezio
Every word from English metacarpal
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