Etymology Explorer › English

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
1Latinlāmina—
2Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

Words derived from “lamina”

  • laminitis
  • lamin
  • sublamina
  • prelamin
  • laminography
  • laminable
  • laminiferous
  • laminographic
  • laminiplantar
Every word from Latin laminam →