Where does “multilobular” come from?
multilobular (English) comes from Catalan lobular, from Catalan lòbul, from Latin lobulus, 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.
multilobular (English): Having more than one lobule
Definitions
- Having more than one lobule
Ancestry of “multilobular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | lobular | lobular |
| 2 | Catalan | lòbul | lobe |
| 3 | Latin | lobulus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |