"chitinous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkaɪtɪnəs/ Forms: more chitinous [comparative], most chitinous [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῐτών (khĭtṓn)der. Latin chitōnder. French chitinebor. English chitin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English chitinous From chitin + -ous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chitin|-ous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῐτών (khĭtṓn)der. Latin chitōnder. French chitinebor. English chitin Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English chitinous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χῐτών", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "chitōn", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "chitine", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chitin", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ōtsos or *-otsos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₃édos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-us", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chitinous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chitinous"> From chitin + -ous. Head templates: {{en-adj}} chitinous (comparative more chitinous, superlative most chitinous)
  1. Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin. Derived forms: nonchitinous, pseudochitinous Translations (made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin): хіці́навы (xicínavy) (Belarusian), хитинов (hitinov) (Bulgarian), chitineux (French), chitinoza (Ido), chitynowy (Polish), quitinoso (Portuguese), хити́новый (xitínovyj) (Russian), quitinoso (Spanish), хіти́новий (xitýnovyj) (Ukrainian)
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