Where does “siphuncule” come from?

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

siphuncule (English): A tube that connects adjacent chambers in the...

Definitions

  1. A tube that connects adjacent chambers in the...

Ancestry of “siphuncule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiphunculusa little tube or pipe
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin siphunculus →