Etymology

notochordal

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the notochord. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English notochord
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The story

  1. Englishnoto-
  2. Englishchord
  3. Englishnotochord
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. English todaynotochordal

From notochord + -al.

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