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Where does “unguiculatus” come from?

unguiculatus (Latin) comes from Latin unguiculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

unguiculatus (Latin): unguiculate

Definitions

  1. unguiculate

Ancestry of “unguiculatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunguiculus—
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “unguiculatus”

  • unguiculate
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