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Where does “lenticellate” come from?

lenticellate (English) comes from English lenticel, from New Latin lenticella, from Latin lenticula, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

lenticellate (English): Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels

Definitions

  1. Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels

Ancestry of “lenticellate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlenticelOne of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the...
2New Latinlenticella—
3Latinlenticulalentil
4Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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