Where does “subcostal” come from?

subcostal (Spanish) comes from Spanish sub-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subcostal (Spanish): subcostal below a rib or the ribs

Definitions

  1. subcostal below a rib or the ribs

Ancestry of “subcostal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsub-sub
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →