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Where does “hemipelvis” come from?

hemipelvis (English) comes from English pelvis, from Latin pelvis, from Old Latin peluis, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

hemipelvis (English): Either half of a pelvis

Definitions

  1. Either half of a pelvis

Ancestry of “hemipelvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpelvisThe large compound bone structure at the base of...
2Latinpelvisshallow bowl or basin
3Old Latinpeluisbasin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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