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Where does “transpedicle” come from?

transpedicle (English) comes from English pedicle, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

transpedicle (English): Across or through a pedicle

Definitions

  1. Across or through a pedicle

Ancestry of “transpedicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpedicleA fleshy line used to attach and anchor...
2Latinpedīculus—
3Latinpēdis—
4Latinpēs—
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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