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intercostal

Meaningbetween the ribs

Common meaning: between the ribs

‘between, among’ + ‘a rib’ → intercostal

Journey through time

  1. Latincosta‘a rib’
  2. Frenchintercostal
  3. Englishintercostal‘between the ribs’ · today

inter- also in: interactinterfaceintersectinterveneinterrogate

cost also in: coastaccost

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin costa ‘a rib; a side’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry costa, p. 476 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • costa Latin “a rib; a side”

Related words

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