Where does “scapula” come from?
scapula (Late Latin) comes from Latin scapulae, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kap-.
scapula (Late Latin): shoulder; A shoulder blade, scapula
Definitions
- shoulder; A shoulder blade, scapula
Ancestry of “scapula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | scapulae | shoulder blades; nominative plural of scapula;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kap- | — |
Words derived from “scapula”