Where does “siphuncle” come from?

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

siphuncle (English): A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through...

Definitions

  1. A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through...

Ancestry of “siphuncle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiphunculusa little tube or pipe
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “siphuncle”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin siphunculus →