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Where does “fibular” come from?

Fibular comes from Latin fibulāris, derived from fibula meaning brooch or clasp, with the adjectival suffix -āris ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós.

fibular (English): Of or pertaining to the fibula

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the fibula

Ancestry of “fibular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibulaAn ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing...
2Italianfibulafibula, calf bone
3Spanishfíbulafibula; clamp connection
4Frenchfibule—
5GermanFibula—
6Portuguesefíbulafibula
7Latinfibulaclasp, buckle, brooch
8Latin-āris—
9Latin-ālis—
10Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “fibular”

  • tibiofibular
  • talofibular
  • calcaneofibular
  • parafibular
  • astragalofibular
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