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Where does “guttule” come from?

guttule (English) comes from Latin guttula, 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.

guttule (English): A small, round vesicle, typically filled with oil

Definitions

  1. A small, round vesicle, typically filled with oil

Ancestry of “guttule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinguttuladroplet
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “guttule”

  • guttulate
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