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Where does “pruinose” come from?

pruinose (English) comes from Latin pruīnōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

pruinose (English): Having a very fine whitish powder on a surface;...

Definitions

  1. Having a very fine whitish powder on a surface;...

Ancestry of “pruinose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpruīnōsus—
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “pruinose”

  • subpruinose
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →