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Where does “cilicious” come from?

cilicious (English) comes from Latin cilicium, from Latin Cilicious, from Latin Cilicia, from Ancient Greek Κιλικία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

cilicious (English): Made, or consisting, of hair

Definitions

  1. Made, or consisting, of hair

Ancestry of “cilicious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinciliciumrug or garment made from goat hair
2LatinCiliciousCilician
3LatinCiliciaa province of Asia Minor
4Ancient GreekΚιλικία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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