Where does “clunicula” come from?

clunicula (Latin) comes from Latin clunis, from Proto-Italic klounis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

clunicula (Latin): little rump; buttocks

Definitions

  1. little rump; buttocks

Ancestry of “clunicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclunisrump, buttocks
2Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis →Every word from Proto-Italic klounis →Every word from Latin clunis →