LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

zygōmaticus

zygōmaticus (feminine zygōmatica, neuter zygōmaticum)
Classical[zy.ɡɔˈma.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡zi.ɡoˈmaː.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiverelationalzygomatic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativezygōmaticuszygōmaticazygōmaticum
genitivezygōmaticīzygōmaticaezygōmaticī
dativezygōmaticōzygōmaticaezygōmaticō
accusativezygōmaticumzygōmaticamzygōmaticum
ablativezygōmaticōzygōmaticāzygōmaticō
vocativezygōmaticezygōmaticazygōmaticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativezygōmaticīzygōmaticaezygōmatica
genitivezygōmaticōrumzygōmaticārumzygōmaticōrum
dativezygōmaticīszygōmaticīszygōmaticīs
accusativezygōmaticōszygōmaticāszygōmatica
ablativezygōmaticīszygōmaticīszygōmaticīs
vocativezygōmaticīzygōmaticaezygōmatica

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yugóm
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dzugón
  4. Ancient Greek ζῠγόν(zŭgón)
  5. Ancient Greek -όω(-óō)
  6. Ancient Greek ζῠγόω(zŭgóō)
  7. Ancient Greek -μᾰ(-mă)
  8. Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ(zŭ́gōmă)
  9. Latinzygōmaticus

Latin zygōmaticus From Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ (zŭ́gōmă, “that which connects the cranial with the facial bones”) + Latin -icus (“-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishzygomaticus

In English words that came into English from zygōmaticus

  • zygomaticuszygōmaticus

Quick answers

What does zygōmaticus mean in Latin?
zygōmaticus, a adjective, means “zygomatic”.
How do you pronounce zygōmaticus?
In classical Latin, [zy.ɡɔˈma.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡zi.ɡoˈmaː.ti.kus].
Where does zygōmaticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *yewg- → Proto-Indo-European *yugóm → Proto-Hellenic *dzugón → Ancient Greek ζῠγόν (zŭgón) → Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) → Ancient Greek ζῠγόω (zŭgóō) → Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) → Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ (zŭ́gōmă) → Latin zygōmaticus.