Where does “lumaca” come from?
lumaca (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin limaca, from Latin līmāx, from English limacology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.
lumaca (Italian): slug; snail; slowcoach
Definitions
- slug; snail; slowcoach
Ancestry of “lumaca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | limaca | — |
| 2 | Latin | līmāx | slug, snail |
| 3 | English | limacology | The scientific study of slugs |
| 4 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 5 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 6 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |