Where does “exuviate” come from?
exuviate (English) comes from Latin exuviae, from Latin exuo, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
exuviate (English): To shed or cast off a covering, especially a...
Definitions
- To shed or cast off a covering, especially a...
Ancestry of “exuviate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exuviae | nominative plural of exuvia; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | exuo | I extract, take out; I free; I take off ; doff |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |