cartilago

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See also: cartílago

Latin

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kert- (to weave, twist together), the same source as Latin crātis (wickerwork) and Ancient Greek κροτώνη (krotṓnē, excrescence on a tree).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cartilāgō f (genitive cartilāginis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) Cartilage, gristle.
  2. (botany) A substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fiber.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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French: cartilage

English: cartilage

Spanish: cartílago

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “cartilago”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 174