Where does “semicartilaginos” come from?
semicartilaginos (Romanian) comes from Romanian cartilaginos, from French cartilagineux, from Latin cartilaginosus, from Latin cartilāgō, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
semicartilaginos (Romanian): semicartilaginous
Definitions
- semicartilaginous
Ancestry of “semicartilaginos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cartilaginos | cartilaginous |
| 2 | French | cartilagineux | cartilaginous, gristly |
| 3 | Latin | cartilaginosus | gristly |
| 4 | Latin | cartilāgō | Cartilage, gristle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |