English
antebrachiocarpal
From ante- + brachio- + carpal.
Formed from ante- + brachio- + carpal
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’
Latin ante ‘of space. in front, before, forwards’
English ante-
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- ‘short’
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Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús
Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς ‘short, brief’
Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων ‘upper arm’
Latin bracchium ‘forearm’
English brachio-
Today it means
adj anterior to the brachial plexus and carpal tunnel
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / antebrachiocarpal