English
pterion
Pterion comes from French ptérion.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentptérion
- Englishearliest quotation 1969pterion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentptérion
- Englishearliest quotation 1969pterion
Earliest quotation: 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor: “Then standing before a closet mirror, he put the…”
Every English word from French ptérion
Today it means
noun The point corresponding with the posterior end of the sphenoparietal suture; known as the weakest part of the skull.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French ptérion / pterion