Where does “colliculo-” come from?
colliculo- (English) comes from English colliculus, from Latin colliculus, from Latin collis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
colliculo- (English): Pertaining to the inferior colliculus or superior...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the inferior colliculus or superior...
Ancestry of “colliculo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | colliculus | A small elevation; a knoll |
| 2 | Latin | colliculus | small hill, hillock, knoll |
| 3 | Latin | collis | a hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “colliculo-”