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
Ancestry of “spondilolisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spondilo | vertebra |
| 2 | Latin | spondylus | vertebra, spondyle; mussel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπόνδυλος | Ionic and Attic form of σφόνδυλος |