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Where does the word "sternum" come from? It comes from Greek sternon, and was adopted directly into English (1670s).
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Where does the word "sternum" come from? It comes from Greek sternon, and was adopted directly into English (1670s).
Sternum’s story begins in Greek: sternon meant “the chest, the breastbone.” Greek 'sternon', breast. It reached English by 1670s as sternum. Greek 'sternon', chest. Today, sternum means the flat bone in the center of the chest connecting the ribs.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient sternon "the chest, the breastbone", Greek 'sternon', breast.
- Stage 2 · English · 1670s sternum "the breastbone", Greek 'sternon', chest.