Where does “lobular” come from?
Lobular comes from English lobe plus the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -lós, a formative element for creating agent nouns and adjectives.
lobular (English): Of or relating to a lobule
Definitions
- Of or relating to a lobule
Ancestry of “lobular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ār | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 3 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 5 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 6 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 7 | German | witz | — |
| 8 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 9 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “lobular”