Ethmos
/ˈɛθ.mɒs/noun
A term used in anatomy for a sieve-like structure, especially the ethmoid bone.
Did you know?The same Greek root behind Ethmos also gave English the scientific word ethmoid, because the bone’s perforated shape was compared to a sieve.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἠθμός (ēthmós)
“sieve; strainer”
Late Latin
Latin
ethmos
“a sieve-like anatomical term borrowed from Greek usage”
Modern Scientific Latin
Latin
ethmoid-
“sieve-shaped, especially in anatomy”
Modern English
English
ethmoid
“relating to the sieve-like bone in the skull”