Where does “vertebral” come from?
Vertebral comes from English vertebra, from Latin vertere meaning to turn, from Proto-Indo-European wer- with the same sense.
vertebral (English): of or relating to a vertebra or the spine; having...
Definitions
- of or relating to a vertebra or the spine; having...
Ancestry of “vertebral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “vertebral”
- intervertebral
- paravertebral
- prevertebral
- costovertebral
- craniovertebral
- nonvertebral
- intravertebral
- perivertebral
- oculoauriculovertebral
- basivertebral
- extravertebral
- postvertebral
- facioauriculovertebral
- subvertebral
- paravertebrally
- vertebrally
- sacrovertebral
- intervertebrally
- lumbovertebral
- protovertebral
- lumbo-vertebral
- trivertebral
- coracovertebral
- discovertebral