Where does “baculite” come from?

baculite (English) comes from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

baculite (English): Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod...

Definitions

  1. Any of the extinct genus Baculites of cephalopod...

Ancestry of “baculite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “baculite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Latin baculum →