Where does “ulna” come from?

Ulna comes from Latin ulna, from Proto-Italic olenā, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l(e)n-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-.

ulna (English): The bone of the forearm that extends from the...

Definitions

  1. The bone of the forearm that extends from the...

Ancestry of “ulna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinulnaelbow-bone, ulna; arm; "a linear measure", cubit,...
2Proto-Italicolenā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l(e)n-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “ulna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l(e)n- →Every word from Proto-Italic olenā →