English
thorax
Thorax comes from Latin thorax ‘chest, thorax’, and goes back to Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ ‘corselet’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθώρᾱξthṓrāx‘corselet’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthorax‘chest, thorax’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθώρᾱξthṓrāx‘corselet’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthorax‘chest, thorax’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ
Today it means
noun The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek θώρᾱξ / thorax