Where does “femorotibial” come from?

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

femorotibial (English): Relating to the femur and tibia

Definitions

  1. Relating to the femur and tibia

Ancestry of “femorotibial”, step by step

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