occiput.
occiput (back of the head or skull)
Meaning & usage
occiput (back of the head or skull)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Latin occiputubor. Portuguese occiput Unadapted borrowing from Latin occiput.
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