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Where does “truttaceous” come from?

truttaceous (English) comes from Latin tructa, from Ancient Greek τρώκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

truttaceous (English): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trout

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trout

Ancestry of “truttaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintructaa kind of trout
2Ancient Greekτρώκτηςgnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with...
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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