The story
- Latin · derived fromcancellus“lattice”
- English todaycancellous
From Latin cancellus (“lattice”).
Words from the same roots
Latincancellus all →
cancellus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cancellous
Today it means: Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones. Full definition →
Latin cancellus