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Where does “bibulus” come from?

bibulus (Latin) comes 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.

bibulus (Latin): Fond of drinking; drinking readily or freely;...

Definitions

  1. Fond of drinking; drinking readily or freely;...

Ancestry of “bibulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
2Proto-Italic-olos—
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bibulus”

  • bibulous
  • bibulously
  • bibulousness
  • omnibibulous
  • bibulo
  • bibulo
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