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Where does “commissurus” come from?

commissurus (Latin) comes from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

commissurus (Latin): about to commit

Definitions

  1. about to commit

Ancestry of “commissurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “commissurus”

  • commissure
  • commissural
  • commissurotomy
  • intercommissural
  • postcommissural
  • precommissural
  • midcommissural
  • bicommissural
  • commissuroplasty
  • postcommissurotomy
  • precommissure
  • medicommissure
  • postcommissure
  • pericommissural
  • circumcommissural
  • commissura
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