Where does “cerebrospinal” come from?
Cerebrospinal derives from English cerebro- combined with spinal, which comes from Late Latin spinalis, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Italic speinā, from Proto-Indo-European spey-.
cerebrospinal (English): Of or pertaining to brain or spine
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to brain or spine
Ancestry of “cerebrospinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spinal | Of or relating to the spine; Having a pithed... |
| 2 | Latin | spīnālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | spīna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | speinā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |