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Where does “kanyyli” come from?

kanyyli (Finnish) comes from French canule, from Latin cannula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kanyyli (Finnish): cannula

Definitions

  1. cannula

Ancestry of “kanyyli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcanulecannula
2LatincannulaA small or low reed
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “kanyyli”

  • kanyloida
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