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From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.
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vestigial
Today it means: Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past. Full definition →
Today it means: Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past. Full definition →
From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.