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Where does “leptocurare” come from?

leptocurare (English) comes from English lepto-, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

leptocurare (English): Any of a group of depolarising blockers, such as...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of depolarising blockers, such as...

Ancestry of “leptocurare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlepto-thin, fine, narrow, slender; lepton
2Ancient Greekλεπτόςpeeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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