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Where does “cellulate” come from?

cellulate (English) comes from English cellule, from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

cellulate (English): divided into chambers or cells; cellular,...

Definitions

  1. divided into chambers or cells; cellular,...

Ancestry of “cellulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcelluleA small cell
2Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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