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Where does “petechial” come from?

petechial (English) comes from Latin petechialis, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

petechial (English): Characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling...

Definitions

  1. Characterised by, pertaining to, or resembling...

Ancestry of “petechial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetechialis—
2Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
3Proto-Indo-European-li-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →