Etymology of the English word metatarsal
the English word
metatarsalusing the English prefix
meta-derived from the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
derived from the English word
tarsalderived from the English word
tarsusderived from the New Latin word
tarsusderived from the Greek word
tarsos, ταρσός (sole of the foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ters-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisderived from the New Latin word
tarsalisderived from the New Latin word
tarsusderived from the Greek word
tarsos, ταρσός (sole of the foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ters-Usage
Word found in Modern English
