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Where does “pannicle” come from?

pannicle (English) comes from Middle French pannicle, from Late Latin panniculus, from Latin panniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

pannicle (English): A membrane of tissue in the body of a human or...

Definitions

  1. A membrane of tissue in the body of a human or...

Ancestry of “pannicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpanniclepannicle
2Late Latinpanniculus—
3Latinpanniculusmembrane; small rag
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelos—
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