Where does “clitellae” come from?
clitellae (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kleitrelā, from Proto-Italic kleitrā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléytreh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clitellae (Classical Latin): packsaddle; nominative plural of clītella;...
Definitions
- packsaddle; nominative plural of clītella;...
Ancestry of “clitellae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | kleitrelā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kleitrā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléytreh₂ | shelter, covering |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |