Where does “scutellate” come from?

scutellate (English) comes from Latin scutella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

scutellate (English): saucer-shaped; Having the tarsi covered with...

Definitions

  1. saucer-shaped; Having the tarsi covered with...

Ancestry of “scutellate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscutellaa small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small...
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “scutellate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin scutella →