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Where does “suctorial” come from?

suctorial (English) comes from Latin suctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

suctorial (English): Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; Capable...

Definitions

  1. Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; Capable...

Ancestry of “suctorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuctussucked, having been sucked; taken in, having been...
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →