Etymology

scaphoid

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Today it means: Shaped like a boat. Full definition →

Latin scaphoides ← Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκᾰφοειδής“like a bowl, hollow”
  2. Latin · derived fromscaphoides
  3. English todayscaphoid

From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).

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