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Where does “extraperinuclear” come from?

extraperinuclear (English) comes from English perinuclear, from English nuclear, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

extraperinuclear (English): Beyond the immediate surroundings of a nucleus

Definitions

  1. Beyond the immediate surroundings of a nucleus

Ancestry of “extraperinuclear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperinuclearSurrounding a nucleus
2EnglishnuclearPertaining to the nucleus of an atom; Involving...
3Latinnū̆cleus—
4Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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