subcutaneous
/səbkˌjuːˈteɪniəs/suhb-kyoo-TAY-nee-uhs
/səbkˌjuˈteɪniəs/suhb-kyoo-TAY-nee-uhs
Meaningunder the skin
Common meaning: under the skin
- subunder; from below
- cutthe skinLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 505 · scan
- aneousadjective ending (Latin -aneus)
‘under’ + ‘the skin’ → subcutaneous
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin cutis ‘the skin’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cutis, p. 505 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cutis, -is Latin “the skin”
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