Where does “xiphisternum” come from?

xiphisternum (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξίφος, from Egyptian zft, from Egyptian -t, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t.

xiphisternum (English): The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous...

Definitions

  1. The xiphoid process, a small cartilaginous...

Ancestry of “xiphisternum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξίφοςsword, the short, straight, double-edged sword of...
2Egyptianzftsword; knife
3Egyptian-tUsed to form feminine singular forms of nouns; An...
4Proto-Afro-Asiatic-t—
Every word from Proto-Afro-Asiatic -t →Every word from Egyptian -t →Every word from Egyptian zft →