escápula (Spanish)
Where does "escápula" come from?
The Spanish word 'escápula' is a direct borrowing from the Latin term 'scapula,' which referred to the shoulder. While the Classical Latin form, 'scapulae,' originally described the shoulders in the plural, it evolved into a singular noun in Late Latin that eventually settled into modern medical and anatomical terminology.
Full etymology tree
- escápula (Spanish), 'scapula'
- borrowed scapula (Latin), 'A shoulder blade, scapula'
- derived scapulae (Latin), 'shoulder blades'
- inherited *skapelā (Proto-Italic), 'shoulder blade'
- derived *(s)kap- (Proto-Indo-European)
- inherited *skapelā (Proto-Italic), 'shoulder blade'
- derived scapulae (Latin), 'shoulder blades'
- borrowed scapula (Latin), 'A shoulder blade, scapula'
Ancestors
- scapula (Latin)
Descendants and derived words
- elevador de la escápula (Spanish)
Updated July 2026
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