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Where does “canule” come from?

canule (French) comes 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.

canule (French): cannula

Definitions

  1. cannula

Ancestry of “canule”, step by step

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

Words derived from “canule”

  • Kanüle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →