acetabulum.
small cup (esp. for vinegar); (1/8 pint); cup-shaped part (plant); hip joint;
Meaning & usage
acetabulum, a saucer for vinegar
saucer, any similarly sized and shaped dish
acetabulum, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 66 mL
acetabulum, the hipbone socket
acetabulum, the suckers or cavities in the arms of polypi
acetabulum, the cup of a flower
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētum Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin acētābulum From acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“a vessel for”).
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