Etymology

suprasternal

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Today it means: Situated or occurring higher than, or above, the sternum. Full definition →

English sternal ← Latin supra- ← Old Latin suprād
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Englishsternal
  11. English todaysuprasternal

From supra- + sternal.

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