Etymograph

English

levator scapulae

Levator scapulae comes from Latin levator scapulae ‘lifter of the shoulder blade’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevator scapulae‘lifter of the shoulder blade’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevator scapulae‘lifter of the shoulder blade’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun A skeletal muscle located at the back and side of the neck.

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

Etymograph / Latin levator scapulae / levator scapulae