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Where does “nucleo” come from?

nucleo (Latin) comes from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

nucleo (Latin): I become :kernelly, I become hard like a kernel;...

Definitions

  1. I become :kernelly, I become hard like a kernel;...

Ancestry of “nucleo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnū̆cleus—
2Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
3Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
4Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
5Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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