Where does “iliotibial” come from?

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

iliotibial (English): Of or pertaining to both the ilium and the tibia

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to both the ilium and the tibia

Ancestry of “iliotibial”, 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 →
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