English
tarsus
Tarsus comes from New Latin tarsus ‘the flat part of the foot’, and goes back to Ancient Greek τᾰρσός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτᾰρσός‘the flat of the foot’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900tarsus‘the flat part of the foot’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτᾰρσός‘the flat of the foot’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900tarsus‘the flat part of the foot’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020same form
Earliest quotation: 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe: “On the ledge, the guillemots shuffle awkwardly about on…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek τᾰρσός
Today it means
noun A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τᾰρσός / tarsus