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Where does “multicanaliculate” come from?

multicanaliculate (English) comes from English canaliculate, from Latin canaliculatus, from Latin canāliculus, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.

multicanaliculate (English): Having numerous, large, branching, and closely...

Definitions

  1. Having numerous, large, branching, and closely...

Ancestry of “multicanaliculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanaliculateChanneled lengthwise; grooved
2LatincanaliculatusLike a channel or pipe; channelled, grooved
3Latincanāliculus—
4Latincanālis—
5LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
6Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
7Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
8Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
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