English
peroneum
Peroneum comes from Latin peroneus ‘fibular, peroneal’, from Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce, run through’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓κόνηăkónē‘whetstone, hone’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπείρωpeírō‘to pierce, run through’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερόνηperónē‘small bone of the leg, fibula’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperoneus‘fibular, peroneal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1906peroneum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓κόνηăkónē‘whetstone, hone’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπείρωpeírō‘to pierce, run through’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπερόνηperónē‘small bone of the leg, fibula’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEperoneus‘fibular, peroneal’
- Englishearliest quotation 1906peroneum
Earliest quotation: 1906, T. Manners-Smith, A Study of the Cuboid and Os Peroneum in the Primate Foot: “In none of those did the peroneum articulate with…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
hear, edge, egg, acid, ear, acute, hammer, eager, axe, oxide, mediocre, vinegar, acne, acetate, mediocrity, acupuncture, acacia, acme, paragon, acuity, hark, exacerbate, acumen, acyl, acrid, rosacea, acrimony, acerbic, roselle, exacerbation, 71 more
through Ancient Greek πείρω ‘to pierce, run through’
Today it means
noun A small sesamoid bone in the foot found in some humans.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / peroneum