Where does “ranunculi” come from?
ranunculi (English) comes from English ranunculus, from Translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus, from Latin -unculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
ranunculi (English): plural of ranunculus
Definitions
- plural of ranunculus
Ancestry of “ranunculi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ranunculus | Any plant of the genus "Ranunculus"; the... |
| 2 | Translingual | Ranunculus | genus |
| 3 | Latin | rānunculus | a little frog, polliwog, tadpole |
| 4 | Latin | -unculus | Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns,... |
| 5 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |