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Where does “limacea” come from?

limacea (Latin) comes from Latin līmāx, from English limacology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ.

Ancestry of “limacea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīmāx—
2EnglishlimacologyThe scientific study of slugs
3English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
4French-logie-logy
5Latin-logia-logy; the study of
6Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱ—

Words derived from “limacea”

  • limaçon
  • limaçon
  • limace
  • limako
  • lînmache
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