Where does “patellula” come from?
patellula (English) comes from New Latin patellula, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́ — inflection of *tъ:
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patellula (English): A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects
Definitions
- A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects
Ancestry of “patellula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | patellula | patellula |
| 2 | Latin | patella | a small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,... |
| 3 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 8 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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