English
lophosteon
Lophosteon comes from New Latin lophosteon.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900lophosteon
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900lophosteon
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of λόφος ‘crest’ + ὀστέον ‘bone’
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ ‘bone’
Ancient Greek ὀστέον ‘bone’
Every English word from New Latin lophosteon
Today it means
noun The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds, or the keel itself.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin lophosteon / lophosteon