Where does “umbelluliferous” come from?
umbelluliferous (English) comes from English umbellule, from English umbel, from Latin umbella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
umbelluliferous (English): Bearing umbellules
Definitions
- Bearing umbellules
Ancestry of “umbelluliferous”, step by step
umbelluliferous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English umbellule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | umbellule | An umbellet |
| 2 | English | umbel | A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster in which... |
| 3 | Latin | umbella | A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |