Where does “nubecula” come from?
nubecula (English) comes from Latin nubecula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
nubecula (English): A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds; A...
Definitions
- A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds; A...
Ancestry of “nubecula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nubecula | cloudlet; dark spot; troubled expression |
| 2 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |