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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-