Where does “vallecula” come from?

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

vallecula (English): A depression or groove in the anatomy

Definitions

  1. A depression or groove in the anatomy

Ancestry of “vallecula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vallecula”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →