English
scaphoid
Scaphoid comes from Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής ‘like a bowl, hollow’, and ultimately from σκᾰ́πτω ‘to dig’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκᾰ́πτω‘to dig’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκᾰ́φηskắphē‘boat, trough, bowl’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκᾰφοειδήςskăphoeidḗs‘like a bowl, hollow’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscaphoides
- Englishtodayscaphoid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκᾰ́πτω‘to dig’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκᾰ́φηskắphē‘boat, trough, bowl’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκᾰφοειδήςskăphoeidḗs‘like a bowl, hollow’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEscaphoides
- Englishtodayscaphoid
Every English word from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω
Today it means
adj Shaped like a boat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω / scaphoid