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Where does “nodule” come from?

nodule (French) comes from Latin nōdulus, 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.

nodule (French): nodule, lump

Definitions

  1. nodule, lump

Ancestry of “nodule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnōdulus—
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 “nodule”

  • nodulaire
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