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Where does “tenebricose” come from?

tenebricose (English) comes from Latin tenebricosus, from Latin tenebricus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

tenebricose (English): tenebrous; dark; gloomy

Definitions

  1. tenebrous; dark; gloomy

Ancestry of “tenebricose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintenebricosusfull of darkness or gloom, shrouded in darkness,...
2Latintenebricusdark, gloomy
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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