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Where does “macilentus” come from?

macilentus (Latin) comes from Latin -ilentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

macilentus (Latin): lean, thin, meagre

Definitions

  1. lean, thin, meagre

Ancestry of “macilentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ilentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “macilentus”

  • macilent
  • macilento
  • macilento
  • macilento
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