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Where does “nudibranch” come from?

nudibranch (English) comes from Translingual Nudibranchia, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Italic nogʷedos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷedós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nudibranch (English): Any sea slug; specifically the animals belonging...

Definitions

  1. Any sea slug; specifically the animals belonging...

Ancestry of “nudibranch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualNudibranchia—
2Latinnūdus—
3Proto-Italicnogʷedosnaked
4Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷedós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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