Where does “lamella” come from?
lamella (Hungarian) comes from German Lamelle, from French lamelle, from Latin lāmella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
lamella (Hungarian): small, thin plate made of metal or plastic; blade
Definitions
- small, thin plate made of metal or plastic; blade
Ancestry of “lamella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Lamelle | gill |
| 2 | French | lamelle | strip; thin plate, lamina, lamella; vertical... |
| 3 | Latin | lāmella | — |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |