Where does “coriacea” come from?
coriacea (Italian) comes from Italian coriaceo, from Late Latin coriaceus, from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
coriacea (Italian): feminine singular of coriaceo
Definitions
- feminine singular of coriaceo
Ancestry of “coriacea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | coriaceo | leathery, coriaceous; hard and fibrous;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | coriaceus | leather; leathery; coriaceous |
| 3 | Latin | -aceus | -aceous; resembling, having the nature of,... |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |