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Where does “acarus” come from?

acarus (Latin) comes 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;...

acarus (Latin): mite; member of the former inclusive genus of...

Definitions

  1. mite; member of the former inclusive genus of...

Ancestry of “acarus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acarus”

  • acaricide
  • acaricidal
  • acariasis
  • acarid
  • acaroid
  • acarology
  • acarophobia
  • acarologist
  • otoacariasis
  • acarian
  • acarological
  • mycoacaricide
  • acarophilous
  • acarodermatitis
  • acaro-
  • antiacarian
  • Acaridae
  • Acarus
  • Acarina
  • Acaroidea
  • Acaridia
  • Acariformes
  • Acari
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