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cartilago

cartilago · f

cartilage

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What it meant

1. cartĭlāgo — Lewis & Short

cartĭlāgo, ĭnis, f.Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. ka/rtalos, cratis,

I cartilage, gristle; in animals, Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 87, § 216; 9, 24, 40, § 78; 11, 4, 3, § 9.—
II Transf., in plants, a substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fibre, Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 116; 16, 36, 64, § 158.

2. cartilägö — Walde–Hofmann

cartilägö, -iis f. „Knorpel am menschlichen und tierischen Körper, auch an Pflanzen und Früchten" (seit Cels., rom.; -ösus seit Cels., cartilägina Pl. „Knorpelfische“ Plin. [Lehnübersetzung aus gr. xovbpdibn Athen.; -F, nicht -z- trotz Meyer-Lübke Don. nat. Schnjnen 696): Benennung von den knotenartigen Endverdickungen der Knochen (vgl auch die Bed. ,Auswuchs an Wunden“ Chiron al), zur Sippe von crátis „Flechtwerk* … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. cartilägö, p. 206]

In the wild

6 of 54 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. cartilägö (scan pp. 206-209; entry #584). Root candidates: *gert-, *gerät-, *gart-.

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