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Where does “nebulosus” come from?

nebulosus (English) comes from Latin nebulōsus, from Latin nebula, from Proto-Italic neβelā, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nebulosus (English): a cloud species which consists of a veil of...

Definitions

  1. a cloud species which consists of a veil of...

Ancestry of “nebulosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnebulōsus—
2Latinnebulafog; cloud; vapor
3Proto-Italicneβelā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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