English
femoral
Femoral comes from Latin femorālis ‘having the form of a thigh’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfemorālis‘having the form of a thigh’
- Englishtodayfemoral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfemorālis‘having the form of a thigh’
- Englishtodayfemoral
Every English word from Latin femorālis
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or near the femur or thigh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin femorālis / femoral