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Where does “dartoic” come from?

dartoic (English) comes from English dartos, from Ancient Greek δαρτός, from Ancient Greek δέρω, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

dartoic (English): Of or pertaining to the dartos

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the dartos

Ancestry of “dartoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdartosA thin layer of contractile tissue directly...
2Ancient Greekδαρτόςflayed
3Ancient GreekδέρωI skin, flay
4Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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