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Where does “lingula” come from?

lingula (English) comes from Latin lingula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

lingula (English): Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures,...

Ancestry of “lingula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlingulaDiminutive of lingua; tongue of land; The tongue...
2Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “lingula”

  • lingular
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