The story
- New Latin · borrowed fromōmohȳoīdeus
- English todayomohyoideus
Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid. By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + hyoid + -eus.
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