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Where does “matricola” come from?

matricola (Italian) comes from Latin mātrīcula, 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.

matricola (Italian): register; number; freshman, fresher

Definitions

  1. register; number; freshman, fresher

Ancestry of “matricola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmātrīcula—
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 “matricola”

  • matricolare
  • immatricolare
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