Where does “gemmule” come from?

gemmule (English) comes from Latin gemmula, 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.

gemmule (English): A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells...

Definitions

  1. A small gemma or bud of dormant embryonic cells...

Ancestry of “gemmule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingemmulasmall bud; small gem
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “gemmule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin gemmula →
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