Where does “locular” come from?

locular (English) comes from French loculaire, from French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

locular (English): Having a loculus or compartment

Definitions

  1. Having a loculus or compartment

Ancestry of “locular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchloculairelocular
2French-aire-ary; -aire
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “locular

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from French -aire
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