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Where does “alvéole” come from?

alvéole (French) comes 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.

alvéole (French): alveolus; cell , alveolus; cavity

Definitions

  1. alveolus; cell , alveolus; cavity

Ancestry of “alvéole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalveolussmall hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;...
2Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “alvéole”

  • alvéolectomie
  • alvéolite
  • alvéolage
  • postalvéolaire
  • alvéolaire
  • alveolă
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