The story
- New Latin · borrowed fromzygomaticus
- English todayzygomaticus
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin zygomaticus, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus (“zygomatic muscle”). Doublet of zygomatic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zygomaticus
Today it means: One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone. Full definition →
New Latin zygomaticus