Etymology

rach-

Today it means: Spine or vertebral column. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥάχις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥάχις
  2. English todayrach-

From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis) (rháchis, “spine, backbone”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekῥάχις all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.