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Where does “orbiculate” come from?

orbiculate (English) comes from Latin orbiculātus, from Latin orbiculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

orbiculate (English): spherical or circular; orbicular; That which is...

Definitions

  1. spherical or circular; orbicular; That which is...

Ancestry of “orbiculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbiculātus—
2Latinorbiculussmall disk
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “orbiculate”

  • suborbiculate
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