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Where does “palpifer” come from?

palpifer (English) comes from English palpus, from English -iform, from English -form, from English formic, from French formique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique.

palpifer (English): Alternative form of palpiger

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of palpiger

Ancestry of “palpifer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpalpuspalp
2English-iformAlternative form of -form
3English-formHaving the shape or form of; looking like;...
4EnglishformicOf or pertaining to ants; Of, pertaining to or...
5Frenchformiqueformic
6French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
7Middle French-ique—
8Old French-ique-ic
9Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
10Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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