The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓms
- Latinumerus
- Late Latinhumeru
- English todayhumerus
Learned borrowing from Late Latin humerus, from umerus. Cognate with Spanish hombro (“shoulder”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
humerus
Today it means: The bone of the upper arm. Full definition →
Late Latin humeru ← Latin umerus ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓms