Etymograph

English

hamate

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Formed from hamus ‘hook’ + -ate

Latin hāmus ‘hook, barb’

English hamus

Today it means

adj Hooked at the end.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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