Where does “vallecular” come from?

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

vallecular (English): grooved; pertaining to a vallecula; A channel...

Definitions

  1. grooved; pertaining to a vallecula; A channel...

Ancestry of “vallecular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalleculaA depression or groove in the anatomy
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from English vallecula →