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Where does “subligaculum” come from?

subligaculum (English) comes from Latin subligaculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

subligaculum (English): A kind of underwear worn in Ancient Rome

Definitions

  1. A kind of underwear worn in Ancient Rome

Ancestry of “subligaculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubligaculumwaistband, apron; loincloth; kilt
2Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
3Proto-Italic-klom—
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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