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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

  1. comprising soft cartilage rather than bone;...

Ancestry of “cartilaginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincartilaginosusgristly
2Latincartilāgō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “cartilaginous”

  • fibrocartilaginous
  • osteocartilaginous
  • intercartilaginous
  • intracartilaginous
  • noncartilaginous
  • subcartilaginous
  • membranocartilaginous
  • cartilaginously
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