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Where does “euryvalent” come from?

euryvalent (English) comes from English valent, from English Valence, from French Valence, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

euryvalent (English): That adapts well to changing environmental...

Definitions

  1. That adapts well to changing environmental...

Ancestry of “euryvalent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalentHaving valence
2EnglishValence—
3FrenchValence—
4LatinValentia—
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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