Etymology

carapacelike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a carapace. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English carapace
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  1. Spanishcarapacho
  2. Frenchcarapace
  3. Englishcarapace
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. English todaycarapacelike

From carapace + -like.

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