Where does “appendicle” come from?
appendicle (English) comes from Latin appendicula, from Latin appendix, from Latin appendo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
appendicle (English): A small appendage
Definitions
- A small appendage
Ancestry of “appendicle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | appendicula | Diminutive of appendix; small appendage |
| 2 | Latin | appendix | supplement, addition; appendage; barberry |
| 3 | Latin | appendo | I hang or suspend; I weigh out |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |