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Where does “cuticular” come from?

cuticular (English) comes from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

cuticular (English): Of or pertaining to the cuticle

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the cuticle

Ancestry of “cuticular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
2Middle English-ar—
3Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “cuticular”

  • subcuticular
  • epicuticular
  • intracuticular
  • transcuticular
  • endocuticular
  • exocuticular
  • noncuticular
  • precuticular
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