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Where does “globuliferous” come from?

globuliferous (English) comes from English globule, from French globule, from Latin globulus, 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.

globuliferous (English): Bearing globules; of rocks, having a...

Definitions

  1. Bearing globules; of rocks, having a...

Ancestry of “globuliferous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglobuleA small round particle of substance; a drop
2Frenchglobuleglobule; blood cell
3LatinglobulusDiminutive of globus; globule; button
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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