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Where does “primatical” come from?

primatical (English) comes from English primate, from French primate, from Latin prīmās, from Latin -ās, from Latin -ātis, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

primatical (English): Of or pertaining to a primate

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a primate

Ancestry of “primatical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprimateA mammal of the order "Primates", including...
2Frenchprimateprimate
3Latinprīmās—
4Latin-ās—
5Latin-ātis—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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