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Where does “superficialis” come from?

superficialis (Latin) comes from Latin superficiēs, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

superficialis (Latin): Of or pertaining to the surface, superficial

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the surface, superficial

Ancestry of “superficialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuperficiēs—
2Latinfaciēs—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “superficialis”

  • superficial
  • superficially
  • superficiality
  • surficial
  • superficialness
  • nonsuperficial
  • superficialist
  • superficialize
  • superficial
  • superficialmente
  • superficiale
  • superficialmente
  • superficial
  • superficial
  • superficialment
  • superficial
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