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Where does “cuter” come from?

cuter (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “cuter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “cuter”

  • neutral
  • neutron
  • neuter
  • neutrino
  • neutropenia
  • neutrally
  • utricle
  • neutralist
  • Outremer
  • neutralism
  • unneutral
  • antineutrino
  • neutralino
  • outré
  • nonneutral
  • thermoneutral
  • utriculus
  • circumneutral
  • neutrinoless
  • electroneutral
  • neutronium
  • neutronic
  • quasineutral
  • antineutron
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