sternocleidomastoideus
Latin
adj
Definitions
- (New Latin) relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek στέρνον (breastbone, chest, heart, breast, sternum) + Ancient Greek κλείς (key, bolt, bar, a bar, catch, clavicle, collarbone, something used to lock and unlock)+ Latin mastoideus (mastoid process).
Origin
Latin
mastoideus
Gloss
mastoid process
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mastoideus Latin
- sternum Latin
- sterno Italian
- δασύστερνος Ancient Greek
- κλείς Ancient Greek
- κλειδίον Ancient Greek
- κῐθᾰ́ρᾱ Ancient Greek
- στέρνον Ancient Greek
- *(s)kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kleh₂w-, *kleh₂u- Proto-Indo-European
- *stern- Proto-Indo-European
- *stér(h₃)-no-m Proto-Indo-European
- کلید Persian
- קלידא Aramaic
- *klāwī́ds Proto-Hellenic