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Where does “cutin” come from?

cutin (English) comes from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

cutin (English): A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main...

Definitions

  1. A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main...

Ancestry of “cutin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ín—
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “cutin”

  • cutinase
  • cutinite
  • cutinization
  • cutinise
  • cutinitic
  • cutinize
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →