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Where does “hyperosculate” come from?

hyperosculate (English) comes from English osculate, from Latin ōsculor, from Latin ōsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

hyperosculate (English): To osculate at multiple points

Definitions

  1. To osculate at multiple points

Ancestry of “hyperosculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosculateTo kiss someone or something; To touch so as to...
2Latinōsculor—
3Latinōsculum—
4Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
5Proto-Italic-klom—
6Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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