Where does “spondilolisi” come from?

spondilolisi (Italian) comes from Italian spondilo, from Latin spondylus, from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλος — Ionic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος.

spondilolisi (Italian): spondylolysis

Definitions

  1. spondylolysis

Ancestry of “spondilolisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspondilovertebra
2Latinspondylusvertebra, spondyle; mussel
3Ancient GreekσπόνδυλοςIonic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος
Every word from Ancient Greek σπόνδυλοςEvery word from Latin spondylusEvery word from Italian spondilo