Where does “-culum” come from?

-culum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

-culum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...

Ancestry of “-culum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-klom—
2Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-culum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →
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