Where does “nodule” come from?

Nodule comes from Latin nodulus, diminutive of Latin nodus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-, with formative elements from Proto-Italic -elos and Proto-Indo-European -e-lós and -lós.

nodule (English): A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot...

Definitions

  1. A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot...

Ancestry of “nodule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōdulus—
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “nodule”

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