Etymology

occiput

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Today it means: The back part of the head or skull. Full definition →

Latin occiput
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromocciput“the back part of the head”
  2. English todayocciput

Borrowed from Latin occiput (“the back part of the head”). Compare sinciput.

Words from the same roots

Latinocciput all →

occipital bone

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