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Where does “acaro-” come from?

acaro- (English) comes from New Latin Acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

acaro- (English): mite

Definitions

  1. mite

Ancestry of “acaro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinAcarus—
2Ancient GreekἄκαριAlternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;...
3Ancient Greekἀκαρήςtoo short to be cut; very short
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “acaro-”

  • acarology
  • acarophobia
  • acarologist
  • acarological
  • acarodermatitis
  • acarophilous
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