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Where does “vertebroiliac” come from?

vertebroiliac (English) comes from English Iliac, from French iliaque, from Latin Iliacus, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

vertebroiliac (English): Relating to the vertebra and ilium

Definitions

  1. Relating to the vertebra and ilium

Ancestry of “vertebroiliac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIliacRelating to ancient Ilium, or Troy
2Frenchiliaqueiliac
3LatinIliacus—
4Latinileintestines, guts
5Ancient Greekεἰλεόςintestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...
6Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
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