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Where does “gingivalis” come from?

gingivalis (Latin) comes from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

gingivalis (Latin): A specific epithet for several organisms...

Definitions

  1. A specific epithet for several organisms...

Ancestry of “gingivalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ālis—
2Proto-Italic-ālis—
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →