sternum

English

/ˈstɝnəm/, /ˈstɜːnəm/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) The breastbone
  • (arachnology) The sclerotized plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax

Etymology

Derived from Latin sternum derived from Ancient Greek στέρνον (breastbone, chest, heart, breast, sternum) derived from Proto-Indo-European *stern- (chest, side, forehead), *sterh₃- (spread, extend, stretch out, scatter, strew, floar, spread out, bring down, be broad).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sterh₃-

Gloss

spread, extend, stretch out, scatter, strew, floar, spread out, bring down, be broad

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