Etymology

parietal bone

Today it means: Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull. Full definition →

Latin parietalis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromparietalis“pertaining to walls”
  2. English todayparietal bone

From Latin parietalis (“pertaining to walls”), from paries (“wall”) + bone.

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