occiput
English
/ˈɑksɪpʌt/, /ˈɒksɪpʌt/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) The back part of the head or skull (contradistinct from sinciput).
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occiput (the back of the head).
Origin
Latin
occiput
Gloss
the back of the head
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basiocciput English
- supraocciput English
- caput Latin
- ob Latin
- occipitium Latin
- occipitālis Latin
- occiput Latin
- occiput French
- *kauput- Proto-Indo-European
- ocsapatach Irish