English
transcapular
From trans- + scapular.
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’
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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’
Proto-Italic *trāns-
English trans-
Proto-Italic *skapelā ‘shoulder blade’
Classical Latin scapulae ‘shoulders’
Latin scapula ‘shoulder’
Latin scapulāre
Middle English scapelar
English scapular
Today it means
adj —
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transcapular”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / transcapular