Etymology

carinate

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Today it means: Shaped like a boat's keel. Full definition →

Latin carīnātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcarīnātus
  2. English todaycarinate

Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Words from the same roots

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carinate abdomen

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