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Where does “glomerulotubular” come from?

glomerulotubular (English) comes from English tubular, from Latin tubulus, 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.

glomerulotubular (English): Relating to the glomerulus and the renal tubules

Definitions

  1. Relating to the glomerulus and the renal tubules

Ancestry of “glomerulotubular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtubularShaped like a tube; Relating to, or composed of...
2Latintubulussmall pipe or tube
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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