Where does “fabellotibial” come from?

fabellotibial (English) comes from English tibial, from Latin tibialis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

fabellotibial (English): Relating to a fabella and a tibia

Definitions

  1. Relating to a fabella and a tibia

Ancestry of “fabellotibial”, step by step

fabellotibial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tibial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtibialOf or pertaining to a tibia or a structure...
2Latintibialistibial; of or pertaining to the tibia
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Latin fābellō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfābellō—
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin tibialis →