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Where does “intranuclearly” come from?

intranuclearly (English) comes from English intranuclear, 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.

intranuclearly (English): In an intranuclear manner

Definitions

  1. In an intranuclear manner

Ancestry of “intranuclearly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintranuclearWithin 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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