Etymology

superextensile

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Today it means: Describing the feet of some molluscs that can be extended to form burrows Full definition →

English extensile ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishextensile
  8. English todaysuperextensile

From super- + extensile.

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