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Where does “petiolule” come from?

petiolule (English) comes from English petiole, from French pétiole, from Latin petiolus, from Latin pediciolus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

petiolule (English): The petiole of a pinna or pinnule; A small or...

Definitions

  1. The petiole of a pinna or pinnule; A small or...

Ancestry of “petiolule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetioleThe stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the...
2Frenchpétioleleafstalk, petiole
3Latinpetiolusa little foot; a fruit stalk; stem
4Latinpediciolus—
5Latinpedīculus—
6Latinpēdis—
7Latinpēs—
8Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
9Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
10Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
11Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
12Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “petiolule”

  • petiolulate
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