Where does “endocuticle” come from?

endocuticle (English) comes from English cuticle, from Middle French cuticule, from Latin cutīcula, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

endocuticle (English): The inner, elastic layer of the cuticle of an...

Definitions

  1. The inner, elastic layer of the cuticle of an...

Ancestry of “endocuticle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuticleThe outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates;...
2Middle Frenchcuticule—
3Latincutīculaskin
4Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t- →Every word from Latin cutis →