Where does “cirrate” come from?

cirrate (English) comes from Latin cirratus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

cirrate (English): Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri

Ancestry of “cirrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincirratuscurled, having ringlets; having tendrils cirri
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “cirrate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin cirratus
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