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Where does “micronecrotic” come from?

micronecrotic (English) comes from English necrotic, from French nécrotique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

micronecrotic (English): Relating to micronecroses

Definitions

  1. Relating to micronecroses

Ancestry of “micronecrotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnecroticOf or pertaining to necrosis, particularly of...
2Frenchnécrotique—
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-ique—
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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