English
glenoid
Glenoid comes from Ancient Greek γληνοειδής ‘socket like’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγληνοειδήςglēnoeidḗs‘socket like’
- Englishtodayglenoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγληνοειδήςglēnoeidḗs‘socket like’
- Englishtodayglenoid
Every English word from Ancient Greek γληνοειδής
Today it means
noun A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γληνοειδής / glenoid