Where does “apricate” come from?

apricate (English) comes from Latin apricus, from Latin aperīcus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

apricate (English): To bask in the sun; To disinfect and freshen by...

Definitions

  1. To bask in the sun; To disinfect and freshen by...

Ancestry of “apricate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapricussunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the...
2Latinaperīcus—
3Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
4Proto-Italic-kos—
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “apricate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Latin -cus →Every word from Latin aperīcus →
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