Where does “guttate” come from?

guttate (English) comes from Latin guttatus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

guttate (English): Shaped like, or resembling drops; Spotted; To...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like, or resembling drops; Spotted; To...

Ancestry of “guttate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinguttatusspotted, speckled
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “guttate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin guttatus
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