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Where does “extricandus” come from?

extricandus (Latin) comes from Latin extrico, from Latin tricae, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

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Ancestry of “extricandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinextricoI disentangle, extricate, free
2Latintricaetrifles, toys, trumpery; hindrances, impediments
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin
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