Where does “orbicle” come from?

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

orbicle (English): A small orb or sphere

Definitions

  1. A small orb or sphere

Ancestry of “orbicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbiculussmall disk
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 orbiculus →