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Where does “cartilaginously” come from?

cartilaginously (English) comes from English cartilaginous, from Latin cartilaginosus, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

cartilaginously (English): in a manner involving cartilage

Definitions

  1. in a manner involving cartilage

Ancestry of “cartilaginously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcartilaginouscomprising soft cartilage rather than bone;...
2Latincartilaginosusgristly
3Latincartilāgō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →