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Where does “cuspis” come from?

cuspis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

cuspis (Latin): point, tip; spit; sting

Definitions

  1. point, tip; spit; sting

Ancestry of “cuspis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “cuspis”

  • cusp
  • tricuspid
  • bicuspid
  • cusped
  • cuspid
  • cavotricuspid
  • cuspate
  • cuspal
  • cusping
  • cuspidate
  • unicuspid
  • intercuspal
  • intercuspation
  • cuspy
  • cuspis
  • multicusped
  • quadricuspid
  • multicuspid
  • tricuspidate
  • cuspule
  • cuspless
  • cusplike
  • bicuspidate
  • cuspation
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