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Where does “cutaneous” come from?

Cutaneous derives from Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis (skin), from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-.

cutaneous (English): Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the...

Ancestry of “cutaneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincutaneus—
2Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cutaneous”

  • percutaneous
  • transcutaneous
  • musculocutaneous
  • mucocutaneous
  • percutaneously
  • myocutaneous
  • fasciocutaneous
  • neurocutaneous
  • intracutaneous
  • extracutaneous
  • oculocutaneous
  • osteocutaneous
  • enterocutaneous
  • transcutaneously
  • epicutaneous
  • psychocutaneous
  • urethrocutaneous
  • noncutaneous
  • cutaneously
  • pharyngocutaneous
  • intracutaneously
  • pulmocutaneous
  • gastrocutaneous
  • cardiofaciocutaneous
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