Etymology

bregma

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Today it means: The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma) ← Proto-Hellenic *brékʰmə ← Proto-Indo-European *mrégʰmn̥
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mregʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mrégʰmn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*brékʰmə
  4. Ancient Greekβρέχμα (brékhma)
  5. Ancient Greekβρέγμα (brégma)
  6. English todaybregma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρέγμα (brégma, “top of the head”).

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