myEtymology.com: English etymology of coracoid

Etymology of the English word coracoid

the English word coracoid

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

derived from the New Latin word coracoides

derived from the Greek word korakoeides, κορακοειδής

derived from the Greek word korax, κόραξ (crow; a crow (from its voracity))

using the Greek suffix -oeides, -οειδής

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

The earliest known usage of coracoid in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English