Where does “alveoliluu” come from?
alveoliluu (Finnish) comes from Finnish alveoli, from Latin alveolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
alveoliluu (Finnish): alveolar bone
Definitions
- alveolar bone
Ancestry of “alveoliluu”, step by step
alveoliluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alveoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alveoli | alveolus |
| 2 | Latin | alveolus | small hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;... |
| 3 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 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 |
via Finnish luu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luu | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | luu | bone |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |