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Where does “apertureless” come from?

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

apertureless (English): Without an aperture

Definitions

  1. Without an aperture

Ancestry of “apertureless”, 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
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