Where does “cuticula” come from?

cuticula (English) comes from Latin cutīcula, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cuticula (English): A tough protective covering outside the epidermis...

Definitions

  1. A tough protective covering outside the epidermis...

Ancestry of “cuticula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cuticula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t- →Every word from Latin cutis →