Where does “lumbrical” come from?

lumbrical (English) comes from New Latin lumbricalis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

lumbrical (English): Worm-like; Any of the four small muscles of the...

Definitions

  1. Worm-like; Any of the four small muscles of the...

Ancestry of “lumbrical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinlumbricalisworm-like
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from New Latin lumbricalis →