Where does “papilla” come from?

Papilla comes from Latin papilla, from Latin papula, from Proto-Indo-European pap-, a root associated with swelling or protruding forms.

papilla (English): A nipple-like anatomical structure

Definitions

  1. A nipple-like anatomical structure

Ancestry of “papilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapillanipple, teat, breast, papilla
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “papilla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós