Etymology

intervertebral

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Today it means: Between the vertebrae Full definition →

English vertebral ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin vertebra
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  9. Proto-Italic*wertō
  10. Latinvertō
  11. Proto-Italic*ðrā
  12. Latinvertebra
  13. Englishvertebra
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishvertebral
  17. English todayintervertebral

From inter- + vertebral.

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