Where does “vallecular” come from?
vallecular (English) comes from English vallecula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
vallecular (English): grooved; pertaining to a vallecula; A channel...
Definitions
- grooved; pertaining to a vallecula; A channel...
Ancestry of “vallecular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vallecula | A depression or groove in the anatomy |
| 2 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |