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
- A nipple-like anatomical structure
Ancestry of “papilla”, step by step
Words derived from “papilla”
- papillary
- papillomavirus
- papilloma
- papillomatosis
- papillitis
- peripapillary
- micropapillary
- pseudopapillary
- papillotomy
- papillate
- myxopapillary
- papilliform
- juxtapapillary
- papillar
- parapapillary
- subpapillary
- fibropapillomatosis
- nonpapillary
- interpapillary
- fibropapilloma
- intrapapillary
- circumpapillary
- papilliferous
- midpapillary