Where does “olkanivel” come from?
olkanivel (Finnish) comes from Finnish nivel, from Finnish niveljalkainen, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
olkanivel (Finnish): A shoulder joint, glenohumeral joint or humeral...
Definitions
- A shoulder joint, glenohumeral joint or humeral...
Ancestry of “olkanivel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nivel | joint; articulation |
| 2 | Finnish | niveljalkainen | An arthropod |
| 3 | New Latin | Arthropoda | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |