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Where does “emication” come from?

emication (English) comes from Latin emicatio, from Latin emicare, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

emication (English): A flying off in small particles, like heated iron...

Definitions

  1. A flying off in small particles, like heated iron...

Ancestry of “emication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemicatio—
2Latinemicarepresent active infinitive of ēmicō; second-person...
3LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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