Where does “siphuncle” come from?
siphuncle (English) comes from Latin siphunculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
siphuncle (English): A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through...
Definitions
- A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through...
Ancestry of “siphuncle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | siphunculus | a little tube or pipe |
| 2 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |
Words derived from “siphuncle”