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Where does “cutaneus” come from?

cutaneus (Latin) comes from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “cutaneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cutaneus”

  • cutaneous
  • percutaneous
  • transcutaneous
  • musculocutaneous
  • mucocutaneous
  • percutaneously
  • myocutaneous
  • fasciocutaneous
  • neurocutaneous
  • intracutaneous
  • extracutaneous
  • oculocutaneous
  • osteocutaneous
  • enterocutaneous
  • transcutaneously
  • epicutaneous
  • psychocutaneous
  • urethrocutaneous
  • noncutaneous
  • cutaneously
  • pharyngocutaneous
  • intracutaneously
  • pulmocutaneous
  • gastrocutaneous
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