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Where does “spiculigenous” come from?

spiculigenous (English) comes from English spicule, from Latin spīculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

spiculigenous (English): Producing or containing spicules

Definitions

  1. Producing or containing spicules

Ancestry of “spiculigenous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiculeA sharp, needle-like piece; A tiny glass flake...
2Latinspīculum—
3Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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