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Where does “calcatrix” come from?

calcatrix (Late Latin) comes from Latin -trix, from Proto-Indo-European -trih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

calcatrix (Late Latin): she who treads upon something; Female calcātor

Definitions

  1. she who treads upon something; Female calcātor

Ancestry of “calcatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-trix-ess, -rix
2Proto-Indo-European-trih₂Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “calcatrix”

  • cockatrice
  • cocatriz
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