Where does “ranunculus” come from?
ranunculus (Finnish) comes from Latin rānunculus, from Latin -unculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
ranunculus (Finnish): ranunculus plant of the genus Ranunculus
Definitions
- ranunculus plant of the genus Ranunculus
Ancestry of “ranunculus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | rānunculus | a little frog, polliwog, tadpole |
| 2 | Latin | -unculus | Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns,... |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |