Where does “inoperculate” come from?
inoperculate (English) comes from English operculate, from Latin operculatus, from Latin operculare, from Latin operculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
inoperculate (English): Having no operculum; said of certain gastropod...
Definitions
- Having no operculum; said of certain gastropod...
Ancestry of “inoperculate”, step by step
inoperculate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English operculate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operculate | Having an operculum; Any gastropod mollusc that... |
| 2 | Latin | operculatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | operculare | nominative neuter singular of operculāris;... |
| 4 | Latin | operculum | cover, covering |
| 5 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |