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Where does “fibrocartilaginous” come from?

fibrocartilaginous (English) comes from English cartilaginous, from Latin cartilaginosus, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

fibrocartilaginous (English): Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage

Ancestry of “fibrocartilaginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcartilaginouscomprising soft cartilage rather than bone;...
2Latincartilaginosusgristly
3Latincartilāgō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
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