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Where does “tibiiform” come from?

tibiiform (English) comes from English -iform, from English -form, from English formic, from French formique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus.

tibiiform (English): In the shape of a tibia; Of a cystidium: almost...

Definitions

  1. In the shape of a tibia; Of a cystidium: almost...

Ancestry of “tibiiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-iformAlternative form of -form
2English-formHaving the shape or form of; looking like;...
3EnglishformicOf or pertaining to ants; Of, pertaining to or...
4Frenchformiqueformic
5French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
6Middle French-ique—
7Old French-ique-ic
8Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
9Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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