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Where does “papille” come from?

papille (French) comes from Latin papilla, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

papille (French): papilla; tastebud

Definitions

  1. papilla; tastebud

Ancestry of “papille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapillanipple, teat, breast, papilla
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “papille”

  • papillaire
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