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Where does “palpebra” come from?

palpebra (Catalan) comes from Catalan parpella, from Latin palpebra, from Latin palpō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

palpebra (Catalan): Alternative form of parpella

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of parpella

Ancestry of “palpebra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanparpellaeyelid
2Latinpalpebraeyelid; eyelashes
3Latinpalpō—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →