Calcaneal
/kælˈkeɪniəl/noun
Relating to the calcaneus, the large bone forming the heel of the foot.
Did you know?The calcaneus is the largest bone in the foot and takes the name of the heel region it forms; its deeper Latin origin is uncertain, so confident occult interpretations would be modern invention.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
calcāneum
“Heel or heel bone”
Late Latin
Latin
calcāneus
“Of or relating to the heel”
Medieval Latin
Latin
calcaneum
“The heel bone, used in anatomical writing”
17th Century
English
calcaneum
“The heel bone, adopted as an anatomical term”
19th Century
English
calcaneal
“Relating to the calcaneum or heel bone”
Modern English
English
calcaneal
“Relating to the calcaneus”