Where does “condrologia” come from?
condrologia (Italian) comes from Italian condro-, from Ancient Greek χόνδρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.
condrologia (Italian): chondrology
Ancestry of “condrologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | condro- | chondro- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χόνδρος | A small rounded mass: lump; grain, groat, corn,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrendʰ‑ | bar, beam |