Etymology

acrocoracoid

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Today it means: A dorsal expansion of the coracoid bone which completes the opening for the triosseal canal. Full definition →

English coracoid ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros) ← Proto-Hellenic [Term?]
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
  5. Englishacro-
  6. Englishcoracoid
  7. English todayacrocoracoid

From acro- + coracoid.

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