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Where does “irrugate” come from?

irrugate (English) comes from Latin irrugatus, from Latin irrugō, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

irrugate (English): To wrinkle

Definitions

  1. To wrinkle

Ancestry of “irrugate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinirrugatus—
2Latinirrugō—
3Latinrūga—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
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