Where does “vertebrectomy” come from?
vertebrectomy (English) comes from English vertebra, from Latin vertebra, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertebrectomy (English): The surgical excision of a vertebra
Definitions
- The surgical excision of a vertebra
Ancestry of “vertebrectomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vertebra | Any of the small bones which make up the backbone |
| 2 | Latin | vertebra | joint; vertebra |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |