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Where does “cellulaire” come from?

cellulaire (French) comes from French cellule, from Latin cellula, 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.

cellulaire (French): cellular; cellular phone, mobile phone; Ellipsis...

Definitions

  1. cellular; cellular phone, mobile phone; Ellipsis...

Ancestry of “cellulaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcellulecell; table cell
2Latincellulasmall room, especially that of a slave; humble...
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 “cellulaire”

  • aérocellulaire
  • multicellulaire
  • monocellulaire
  • intracellulaire
  • intercellulaire
  • cellulairement
  • multicellularité
  • unicellulaire
  • hépatocellulaire
  • extracellulaire
  • acellulaire
  • subcellulaire
  • pluricellulaire
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