Where does “nubecula” come from?

nubecula (English) comes from Latin nubecula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

nubecula (English): A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds; A...

Definitions

  1. A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds; A...

Ancestry of “nubecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnubeculacloudlet; dark spot; troubled expression
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin nubecula →