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Where does “oraculous” come from?

oraculous (English) comes from Latin oraculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

oraculous (English): Oracular

Definitions

  1. Oracular

Ancestry of “oraculous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoraculumA divine announcement, oracle; A prophetic...
2Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
3Proto-Italic-klom—
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “oraculous”

  • oraculously
  • oraculousness
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