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Where does “scopula” come from?

scopula (English) comes from English -iform, from English -form, from English formic, from French formique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus.

scopula (English): A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain...

Definitions

  1. A dense tuft of hair, as on the legs of certain...

Ancestry of “scopula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scopula”

  • scopulate
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