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Where does “perkutan” come from?

perkutan (German) comes from German kutan, from Latin cutaneus, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

perkutan (German): percutaneous

Definitions

  1. percutaneous

Ancestry of “perkutan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankutancutaneous
2Latincutaneus—
3Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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