Where does “subkutan” come from?

subkutan (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.

subkutan (German): subcutaneous

Definitions

  1. subcutaneous

Ancestry of “subkutan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subkutan”

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