英语词汇humerus的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	humerus
词源	humerus n. 1706, "bone of the upper arm," originally (14c.) "shoulder," from Latin humerus, a common spelling of umerus "shoulder," from PIE om(e)so- "shoulder" (source also of Sanskrit amsah, Greek ōmos, Old Norse ass, Gothic ams "shoulder"). Blount's "Glossographia" (1656) has humerous (adj.) "That hath great shoulders." Entries linking to humerus* humeral adj. "of or pertaining to humerus; of or pertaining to the or the shoulder," 1610s; see humerus + -al (1). humero- word-forming element meaning "of the shoulder and," from Latin humerus "shoulder" (see humerus). updated on October 29, 2018
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humerus n.