LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

corticeus

corticeus (feminine corticea, neuter corticeum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof bark or cork; made from bark

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorticeuscorticeacorticeum
genitivecorticeīcorticeaecorticeī
dativecorticeōcorticeaecorticeō
accusativecorticeumcorticeamcorticeum
ablativecorticeōcorticeācorticeō
vocativecorticeecorticeacorticeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecorticeīcorticeaecorticea
genitivecorticeōrumcorticeārumcorticeōrum
dativecorticeīscorticeīscorticeīs
accusativecorticeōscorticeāscorticea
ablativecorticeīscorticeīscorticeīs
vocativecorticeīcorticeaecorticea

cortĭcĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of bark or cork, Varr. R. R. 1, 40; 3, 16; Plin. 11, 21, 24, § 71 (cortice, Sillig); Aus. Mos. 246 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  3. Latincorticeus

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortex, cortic- Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin corticeus From cortex, cortic- (“bark, cork”) + -eus.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecortiça
  • Portuguesecortiço
  • Portuguesecortíceo
  • Spanishcorteza
  • Spanishcortezo
  • Asturiancorteza
  • Galiciancortiza
  • Galiciancortizo
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancorteccia

Quick answers

What does corticeus mean in Latin?
corticeus, a adjective, means “of bark or cork; made from bark”.
Where does corticeus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- → Latin corticeus.