Where does “urtication” come from?

urtication (English) comes from Latin urtīca, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

urtication (English): The development of urticaria; The sensation of...

Definitions

  1. The development of urticaria; The sensation of...

Ancestry of “urtication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinurtīcastinging nettle
2Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “urtication

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Latin -āria
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