Etymology

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Today it means: Having a broad breastbone, or sternum (said of Pithecina, a former taxonomic classification that is now probably Pitheciidae or Pithecia) Full definition →

Latin latus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlatus“broad”
  2. English todaylatisternal

Latin latus (“broad”) + English sternal.

Words from the same roots

Latinlatus all →

latuslatus rectum

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