Where does “-culus” come from?

-culus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

-culus (Latin): Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...

Ancestry of “-culus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “-culus

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos