Etymology

vertebral

ver·te·bral
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Today it means: Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English vertebra ← Latin vertebra
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
  3. Proto-Italic*wertō
  4. Latinvertō
  5. Proto-Italic*ðrā
  6. Latinvertebra
  7. Englishvertebra
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todayvertebral

From vertebra + -al.

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