† pternan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pterna.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pterna (1679 in the passage translated in quot. 1684 at sense 1) < ancient Greek πτέρνη (in Hellenistic Greek also πτέρνα ) heel < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit pārṣṇi heel, classical Latin perna leg, thigh (compare pernio n.), Gothic fairzna heel, Old English fiersn heel. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (ptə̄·rna) /ˈptɜːrnə/.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

1. Anatomy. The bone of the heel; = calcaneum n.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [noun]

navicular?a1425

metatarsus?c1425

heel bone1516

astragalus?1541

bonket1552

cube-bone1615

die-bone1634

os calcis1634

foot bone1658

tarsus1676

pterna1684

talus1684

navicular bone1696

astragal1728

calcaneum1728

cuboid bone1829

cuboid1836

metatarsal1837

metapodium1844

tarso-metatarsal1851

arch1858

intermedium1878

tarsal1881

1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 240 Pterna [L. Pterna], see Calx.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Pterna, the second Bone of the Foot.

1895 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Pterna, (Πτερνα, the heel.) Old name for the os calcis. Also, the heel-pad in birds.

2. Ornithology. The pad forming the base of the foot in birds.

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1890 Cent. Dict. Pterna, in ornith., the heel-pad; the sole of the foot, at the place where the toes dispart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	pterna
释义	† pternan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pterna. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pterna (1679 in the passage translated in quot. 1684 at sense 1) < ancient Greek πτέρνη (in Hellenistic Greek also πτέρνα ) heel < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit pārṣṇi heel, classical Latin perna leg, thigh (compare pernio n.), Gothic fairzna heel, Old English fiersn heel. N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (ptə̄·rna) /ˈptɜːrnə/. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. 1. Anatomy. The bone of the heel; = calcaneum n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [noun] navicular?a1425 metatarsus?c1425 heel bone1516 astragalus?1541 bonket1552 cube-bone1615 die-bone1634 os calcis1634 foot bone1658 tarsus1676 pterna1684 talus1684 navicular bone1696 astragal1728 calcaneum1728 cuboid bone1829 cuboid1836 metatarsal1837 metapodium1844 tarso-metatarsal1851 arch1858 intermedium1878 tarsal1881 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 240 Pterna [L. Pterna], see Calx. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Pterna, the second Bone of the Foot. 1895 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Pterna, (Πτερνα, the heel.) Old name for the os calcis. Also, the heel-pad in birds. 2. Ornithology. The pad forming the base of the foot in birds. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pterna, in ornith., the heel-pad; the sole of the foot, at the place where the toes dispart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1684
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