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Where does “cauliculus” come from?

cauliculus (English) comes from Latin cauliculus, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

cauliculus (English): In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight...

Definitions

  1. In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight...

Ancestry of “cauliculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincauliculussmall cabbage; stalk, stem
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
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