femur

Where does the word "femur" come from? It comes from Latin femur, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).

Femur’s story begins in Latin: femur meant “the thigh.” The thigh, the thigh bone. It reached English by 1500s as femur. Latin 'thigh'; the longest bone in the human body. Today, femur means the long bone of the thigh, the largest bone in the human body.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient femur "the thigh", the thigh, the thigh bone.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1500s femur "the thigh bone", Latin 'thigh'; the longest bone in the human body.