Where does “triguttulate” come from?
triguttulate (English) comes from English guttulate, from English guttule, from Latin guttula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
triguttulate (English): Having three guttules
Definitions
- Having three guttules
Ancestry of “triguttulate”, step by step
triguttulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guttulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guttulate | Having guttules |
| 2 | English | guttule | A small, round vesicle, typically filled with oil |
| 3 | Latin | guttula | droplet |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |