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Where does “acaro” come from?

acaro (Italian) comes from Latin acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

acaro (Italian): mite; order of mites

Definitions

  1. mite; order of mites

Ancestry of “acaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacarusmite; member of the former inclusive genus of...
2Ancient GreekἄκαριAlternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;...
3Ancient Greekἀκαρήςtoo short to be cut; very short
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “acaro”

  • acariasi
  • acariosi
  • acaroide
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