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Where does “calicular” come from?

calicular (English) comes from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

calicular (English): Relating to, or resembling, a cup

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or resembling, a cup

Ancestry of “calicular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
2Middle English-ar—
3Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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