English
foramen cecum
Foramen cecum comes from New Latin forāmen caecum ‘an invisible, hidden opening’.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900forāmen caecum‘an invisible, hidden opening’
- Englishtodayforamen cecum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900forāmen caecum‘an invisible, hidden opening’
- Englishtodayforamen cecum
Every English word from New Latin forāmen caecum
Today it means
noun A shallow depression in the posterior dorsal midline of the tongue that is the remnant of the more cranial part of the embryonic duct from which the thyroid gland developed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin forāmen caecum / foramen cecum