Where does “siphunculus” come from?

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

siphunculus (English): Alternative form of siphuncule

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of siphuncule

Ancestry of “siphunculus”, 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 “siphunculus”

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