Where does “cultriform” come from?
cultriform (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,...
cultriform (English): Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate
Definitions
- Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate
Ancestry of “cultriform”, 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,... |