Etymology

invertebrate

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Today it means: An animal without vertebrae (i.e., without a backbone). Full definition →

English vertebrate ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishvertebrate
  8. English todayinvertebrate

From in- + vertebrate.

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