Where does “lamina” come from?

Lamina comes from Latin lamina, a word of uncertain origin possibly connected to Proto-Indo-European stelh₃-.

lamina (English): A very thin layer of material; A thin plate or...

Definitions

  1. A very thin layer of material; A thin plate or...

Ancestry of “lamina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
2Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

Words derived from “lamina”

Every word from Latin laminam →Every word from Latin lāmina →