Etymology

incus

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Today it means: A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. Full definition →

Latin incūs
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincūs
  2. Latin · borrowed fromincūs
  3. English todayincus

Borrowed from Latin incūs (“anvil”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.