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Where does “costalis” come from?

costalis (Latin) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

costalis (Latin): Of, pertaining to or resembling ribs

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to or resembling ribs

Ancestry of “costalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “costalis”

  • intercostal
  • costal
  • subcostal
  • sternocostal
  • scapulocostal
  • supracostal
  • spondylocostal
  • iliocostal
  • infracostal
  • intracostal
  • vertebrocostal
  • xiphocostal
  • intercostally
  • postcostal
  • costally
  • sacrocostal
  • phrenicocostal
  • phrenocostal
  • costal
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