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Where does “cartilaginoso” come from?

cartilaginoso (Italian) comes from Latin cartilaginosus, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.

cartilaginoso (Italian): cartilaginous, gristly

Definitions

  1. cartilaginous, gristly

Ancestry of “cartilaginoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincartilaginosusgristly
2Latincartilāgō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
4Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—
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