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Where does “iliocostal” come from?

iliocostal (English) comes from English costal, from French costal, from Latin costalis, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

iliocostal (English): Relating to the ilium and ribs

Definitions

  1. Relating to the ilium and ribs

Ancestry of “iliocostal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcostalPertaining to a rib; Pertaining to a costa
2Frenchcostal—
3LatincostalisOf, pertaining to or resembling ribs
4Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
5Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
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