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Where does “calcaneofibular” come from?

calcaneofibular (English) comes from English fibular, from English fibula, from Italian fibula, from Spanish fíbula, from French fibule, from German Fibula, from Portuguese fíbula, from Latin fibula.

calcaneofibular (English): Relating to the calcaneus and fibula

Definitions

  1. Relating to the calcaneus and fibula

Ancestry of “calcaneofibular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibularOf or pertaining to the fibula
2EnglishfibulaAn ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing...
3Italianfibulafibula, calf bone
4Spanishfíbulafibula; clamp connection
5Frenchfibule—
6GermanFibula—
7Portuguesefíbulafibula
8Latinfibulaclasp, buckle, brooch
9Latin-āris—
10Latin-ālis—
11Proto-Italic-ālis—
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