Where does “orbiculate” come from?
orbiculate (English) comes from Latin orbiculātus, from Latin orbiculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
orbiculate (English): spherical or circular; orbicular; That which is...
Definitions
- spherical or circular; orbicular; That which is...
Ancestry of “orbiculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | orbiculātus | rounded, circular, orbiculate |
| 2 | Latin | orbiculus | small disk |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |