Etymology

olecranon

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Today it means: The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon) ← Proto-Hellenic *kárahə ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὠλένη (ōlénē)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂sō
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
  6. Ancient Greek*κρᾱν- (*krān-)
  7. Ancient Greekκρᾱνίον (krāníon)
  8. Ancient Greekὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon)
  9. English todayolecranon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠλέκρανον (ōlékranon).

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