Where does “graticule” come from?

graticule (English) comes from Latin graticula, from Latin crāticula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

graticule (English): A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; A...

Definitions

  1. A grid of horizontal and vertical lines; A...

Ancestry of “graticule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingraticula—
2Latincrāticulagrill, grating
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “graticule”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin crāticula →