English

subpectinate

From sub- + pectinate.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *peḱt-

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Proto-Italic *pekten ‘comb’

Latin pecten ‘comb’

Latin pectinō ‘to comb’

Latin pectinātus ‘combed’

Today it means

adj Almost or imperfectly pectinate.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subpectinate