Where does “-ulum” come from?

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

-ulum (Latin): Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a...

Definitions

  1. Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a...

Ancestry of “-ulum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ulum”

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