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Where does “vesicoumbilical” come from?

vesicoumbilical (English) comes from English umbilical, from English -al, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

vesicoumbilical (English): Relating to the urinary bladder and the umbilicus

Definitions

  1. Relating to the urinary bladder and the umbilicus

Ancestry of “vesicoumbilical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishumbilicalOf, or relating to, the navel or the umbilical...
2English-alOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended...
3Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
4Proto-Indo-European-li-—
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