Etymology

opisthion

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Today it means: The middle of the posterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull. Full definition →

New Latin opisthion ← Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀπίσθιος“rear, behind”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromopisthion
  3. English todayopisthion

From New Latin opisthion, from Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος (opísthios, “rear, behind”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “at the back, backwards”). By surface analysis, opisth- + -ion.

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