Etymology

tunicate

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Today it means: Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts. Full definition →

Latin tunicātus
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tunicate · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtunicātus
  2. English todaytunicate

From translingual Tunicata + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Further from Latin tunicātus, perfect passive participle of tunicō (“to clothe with a tunic”).

tunicate · adjective2

Rebracketing of tunicate on the basis of -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

tunicate · adjective3

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtunicātus
  2. English todaytunicate

Borrowed from Latin tunicātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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