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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”

  • chapter
  • c.
  • granular
  • cadet
  • Spiegel
  • granularity
  • granulation
  • granule
  • recapitulate
  • specular
  • cad
  • speculum
  • granuloma
  • subchapter
  • granulomatous
  • granulocyte
  • granulomatosis
  • caddy
  • cabildo
  • caddie
  • intergranular
  • canticle
  • degranulation
  • agranulocytosis
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