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What is the Latin word for hair?
Hair = Capillus
What is the origin of the word cirrus?
Latin, for a curly lock of hair.
What does the Latin word cirrus mean?
Cirrus in Latin means curl or curly hair and describes wispy clouds.
Which word in English is derived from a Greek word meaning longhaired?
Comet From Old French comete From Latin cometaFrom Greek kometes long hair, from kome hair
What seven letter word starting with p relating to hair?
7 letter word for / pertaining to hair is pilsus(pronounced Pi-low-se). Another 7 letter word pertaining to hair is Epilate (Epi = from Latin, outside) which is to pull out or eradicate hair. In medical terms the word Pilo, Pil and Pili are used as prefixes when describing hair or a function it and come from the Latin word for hair "Pilus". e.g. the action of hairs raising on your arm is called Pilorection which is part of the Pilomotor Reflexes (PNS/peripheral nervous system). This happens in response to cold, emotional stress or skin irritation. Covered with fine soft hair "pilsus", from Latin Pilus (hair). Dave Loftus, Dublin, Eire
Where is the constellation Coma Berenices located in the night sky?
The constellation Coma Berenices can be found in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is located between the constellations Leo, Virgo, and Bootes. Look for it in the springtime in the northern sky.
What is berenices?
Coma Berenices is a constellation near the Constellation of Leo. Historically it was an asterism (arrangement of stars), but is now one of the 88 constellations covering the night sky.
What is the English derivative for Barba Latin word for beard?
The English meaning of the Latin word 'barba' is beard. The pronunciation is BAHR-bah. Ironically, the word is in the feminine gender!
Which Latin word means wispy?
A Roman would probably have used the word tenuis.The word "cirrus," used in English to describe wispy clouds, is from the Latin word cirrus, meaning "a tuft or curl [of hair]; a crest [of feathers]; a fringe [on clothing]." The corresponding Latin adjective is cirratus, "curly; fringed."
What does journal mean in Roman?
There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".There is no Latin word "journal". But if you mean the Latin word for journal, it is "ephemeris".
Is the word pili plural or singular?
A "Pilus" is the Latin for a hair, so following the Latin rules for plurals, the plural is "pili".
What does the Latin word capilli mean?
There are a few words in Latin that denote "long-haired" or "hairy":pilosuscrinituscomatushirsutus
