Etymology

mammalian

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Today it means: Of, or pertaining to, mammals. Full definition →

English mammal ← Latin mamma ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Latinmamma
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Latinmammālis
  5. Latinmamma
  6. Englishmammal
  7. English todaymammalian

From mammal + -ian.

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