Where does “semicuspidal” come from?
semicuspidal (English) comes from English cuspidal, from Spanish -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.
Ancestry of “semicuspidal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cuspidal | Having cusps |
| 2 | Spanish | -al | In adjectives, indicating relation; In nouns,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |