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Where does “indeciduate” come from?

indeciduate (English) comes from English deciduate, from English decidua, from Latin dēciduus, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

indeciduate (English): indeciduous; Having no decidua; nondeciduate

Definitions

  1. indeciduous; Having no decidua; nondeciduate

Ancestry of “indeciduate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeciduateHaving, or characterized by, a decidua
2EnglishdeciduaA mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is...
3Latindēciduus—
4Latindēcīdō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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