English

interscapular

From inter- + scapular.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Italic *skapelā ‘shoulder blade’

Classical Latin scapulae ‘shoulders’

Latin scapula ‘shoulder’

Latin scapulāre

Middle English scapelar

Today it means

adj Between the shoulder blades

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

Etymograph / interscapular