Where does “trabecula” come from?

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

trabecula (English): A small supporting beam; A small mineralized...

Definitions

  1. A small supporting beam; A small mineralized...

Ancestry of “trabecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintrabēculaA small beam
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “trabecula

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos