vertebra的词源

英文词源

vertebra

vertebra: [17] A vertebra is etymologically a bony pivot, a bone on which other bones ‘turn’. The word’s Latin source, vertebra, was derived from the verb vertere ‘turn’ (source also of English verse, version, etc).
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vertebra (n.)

"bone of the spine," early 15c., from Latin vertebra "joint or articulation of the body, joint of the spine" (plural vertebræ), perhaps from vertere "to turn" (see versus) + instrumental suffix -bra. The notion would be the spine as the "hinge" of the body.

中文词源

vertebra：脊椎

来自拉丁语vertebra,关节，脊椎，来自PIE*wer,转，弯，词源convert,toward,-bra,工具格后缀，词源同vestibule.引申词义连接关节的脊椎。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：vertebra 词源，vertebra 含义。

vertebra：脊椎

来自拉丁语 vertebra,关节，脊椎，来自 PIE*wer,转，弯，词源 convert,toward,-bra,工具格后 缀。引申词义连接关节的脊椎。