Where does “spondilo” come from?
spondilo (Italian) comes from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος — Ionic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος.
spondilo (Italian): vertebra
Ancestry of “spondilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spondylus | vertebra, spondyle; mussel |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπόνδυλος | Ionic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος |
Words derived from “spondilo”