Where does “transcutaneous” come from?

Transcutaneous comes from English trans- combined with Latin cutāneus (relating to skin, from Latin cutis, skin), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t- (skin) and terh₂- (to cross or rub).

transcutaneous (English): Penetrating, entering, or passing through the...

Definitions

  1. Penetrating, entering, or passing through the...

Ancestry of “transcutaneous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrans-Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other...
2Latintrānsacross, beyond
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transcutaneous

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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