Where does “costovertebral” come from?

costovertebral (English) comes from English vertebral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.

costovertebral (English): Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra

Definitions

  1. Connecting a rib with the body of a vertebra

Ancestry of “costovertebral”, step by step

costovertebral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vertebral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvertebralof or relating to a vertebra or the spine; having...
2English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English costa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcostaA rib; A riblike part of a plant or animal, such...
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل