English
astragalus
Astragalus comes from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος ‘one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck’, from ὀστέον ‘bone’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ésth₁‘bone’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀστέονostéon‘bone’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀστράγαλοςastrágalos‘one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEastragalus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ésth₁‘bone’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὀστέονostéon‘bone’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀστράγαλοςastrágalos‘one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEastragalus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ ‘bone’
Today it means
noun Synonym of anklebone.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ / astragalus