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Where does “lenticula” come from?

lenticula (English) comes from Latin lenticula, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

lenticula (English): A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo;...

Definitions

  1. A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo;...

Ancestry of “lenticula”, step by step

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