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Where does “rostrate” come from?

rostrate (English) comes from Latin rostratus, from Latin rōstrum, from Latin ferreorostris, from Latin ferreus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er.

rostrate (English): Having a process resembling the beak of a bird;...

Definitions

  1. Having a process resembling the beak of a bird;...

Ancestry of “rostrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrostratusrostrate or beaky: beaked, beak-like; snouty:...
2Latinrōstrum—
3Latinferreorostrishaving a cruel beak
4Latinferreusiron, made of iron; like or pertaining to iron;...
5Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
6Cornish-er—
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-āre—
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—

Words derived from “rostrate”

  • subrostrate
  • birostrate
  • brevirostrate
  • erostrate
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