English
spondyle
Spondyle comes from Latin spondylus, and goes back to Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος ‘vertebra’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσφόνδῠλοςsphóndŭlos‘vertebra’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspondylus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spondile
- Englishtodayspondyle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσφόνδῠλοςsphóndŭlos‘vertebra’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspondylus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spondile
- Englishtodayspondyle
Every English word from Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος
Today it means
noun A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σφόνδῠλος / spondyle