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

  1. Having three guttules

Ancestry of “triguttulate”, step by step

triguttulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English guttulate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishguttulateHaving guttules
2EnglishguttuleA small, round vesicle, typically filled with oil
3Latinguttuladroplet
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin guttula