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Where does “hyperflagellation” come from?

hyperflagellation (English) comes from English flagellation, from French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from Latin flagellāre, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hyperflagellation (English): The production of excessive flagella

Definitions

  1. The production of excessive flagella

Ancestry of “hyperflagellation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflagellationA beating consisting of lashes, notably as...
2Frenchflagellation—
3Latinflagellatio—
4Latinflagellāre—
5Latinflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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