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Where does “cossus” come from?

cossus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Ancestry of “cossus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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