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Where does “deltoideus” come from?

deltoideus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δελτοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

deltoideus (Latin): deltoid; triangular

Definitions

  1. deltoid; triangular

Ancestry of “deltoideus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελτοειδήςdelta-shaped, triangular
2Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “deltoideus”

  • deltoid
  • subdeltoid
  • deltoideus
  • obdeltoid
  • subdeltoideus
  • deltoid
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