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Where does “uliginose” come from?

uliginose (English) comes from Latin uliginosus, from Latin uligo, from Latin uviligo, from Latin uveo, from Proto-Indo-European wegʷ- — wet, moist.

uliginose (English): Marshy or muddy

Definitions

  1. Marshy or muddy

Ancestry of “uliginose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuliginosuswet, damp; swampy, marshy
2Latinuligodampness, moisture
3Latinuviligo—
4Latinuveo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwegʷ-wet, moist
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