Where does “tricaudate” come from?
tricaudate (English) comes from English caudate, from Medieval Latin caudatus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
tricaudate (English): Having three tail-like processes
Definitions
- Having three tail-like processes
Ancestry of “tricaudate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caudate | Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | caudatus | tailed, caudate; lengthened, extended, elongated |
| 3 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |