Where does “subcanaliculate” come from?
subcanaliculate (English) comes from English canaliculate, from Latin canaliculatus, from Latin canāliculus, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
subcanaliculate (English): Having shallow grooves or channels; being slightly canaliculate
Definitions
- Having shallow grooves or channels; being slightly canaliculate
Ancestry of “subcanaliculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canaliculate | Channeled lengthwise; grooved |
| 2 | Latin | canaliculatus | Like a channel or pipe; channelled, grooved |
| 3 | Latin | canāliculus | A small channel, pipe or gutter |
| 4 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 5 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |