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Where does “testaceus” come from?

testaceus (Latin) comes from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

testaceus (Latin): made of bricks or tiles; covered with a shell

Definitions

  1. made of bricks or tiles; covered with a shell

Ancestry of “testaceus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āceus—
2Latin-āx—
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “testaceus”

  • testaceous
  • testacea
  • testacean
  • testaceology
  • testaceo
  • Testacea
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