Where does “cultirostral” come from?
cultirostral (English) comes from Latin culter, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
cultirostral (English): Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plough,...
Definitions
- Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plough,...
Ancestry of “cultirostral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | culter | knife; razor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |