Where does “penicillus” come from?

penicillus (English) comes from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

penicillus (English): One of the tufts of fine twigs into which the...

Definitions

  1. One of the tufts of fine twigs into which the...

Ancestry of “penicillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēniculus—
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin pēniculus →
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