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Where does “aperturate” come from?

aperturate (English) comes from English aperture, from Russian апертура, from Latin apertūra, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

aperturate (English): Having one or more apertures

Definitions

  1. Having one or more apertures

Ancestry of “aperturate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapertureAn opening, gap, or hole, usually small and...
2Russianапертураaperture
3Latinapertūra—
4Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
5Latinaperiō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “aperturate”

  • inaperturate
  • triaperturate
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