vertebraro

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Proto-Indo-European *wértetor

Proto-Italic *wertō

Latin vertō

Latin -bra

Latin vertebralbor.

French vertèbrebor.

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Latin vertebrabor.

Esperanto vertebro

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusder.

French -airebor.

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Latin -āriuminflu.

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Russian -арь (-arʹ)influ.

Esperanto -aro

Esperanto vertebraro

From vertebro (“vertebra, chine bone”) + -aro (“collection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /verteˈbraro/
• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: ver‧te‧bra‧ro
• Hyphenation: vertebr‧aro

Noun

vertebraro (accusative singular vertebraron, plural vertebraroj, accusative plural vertebrarojn)

1. (anatomy) spine; a set of vertebrae

   Synonym: spino