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Where does “condylar” come from?

Condylar derives from Latin condylāris, formed from condylus and the adjectival suffix -ālis, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -yós.

condylar (English): Relating to or resembling a condyle

Definitions

  1. Relating to or resembling a condyle

Ancestry of “condylar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
2Middle English-ar—
3Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “condylar”

  • supracondylar
  • intercondylar
  • bicondylar
  • subcondylar
  • transcondylar
  • postcondylar
  • precondylar
  • hemicondylar
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