Where does “calceolaria” come from?
calceolaria (English) comes from Translingual Calceolaria, from Latin calceolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
calceolaria (English): Any plant of the genus "Calceolaria"
Definitions
- Any plant of the genus "Calceolaria"
Ancestry of “calceolaria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Calceolaria | — |
| 2 | Latin | calceolus | |
| 3 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |