Where does “cartilaginous” come from?
Cartilaginous comes from Latin cartilaginosus, from Latin cartilago, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, continuing through Proto-Italic -owonssos and Latin -o-wont-to-s.
cartilaginous (English): comprising soft cartilage rather than bone;...
Definitions
- comprising soft cartilage rather than bone;...
Ancestry of “cartilaginous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cartilaginosus | gristly |
| 2 | Latin | cartilāgō | Cartilage, gristle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |