Where does “orbiculaire” come from?
orbiculaire (French) comes from Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
orbiculaire (French): orbicular
Definitions
- orbicular
Ancestry of “orbiculaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | orbiculāris | circular, orbicular |
| 2 | Latin | orbiculus | small disk |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |