Where does “orbicular” come from?

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

orbicular (English): Circular or spherical in shape; round

Definitions

  1. Circular or spherical in shape; round

Ancestry of “orbicular”, step by step

orbicular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English orbicula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorbiculaA discina
2Latinorbiculussmall disk
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

via Latin orbiculāris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbiculāriscircular, orbicular

Words derived from “orbicular”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →