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Where does “colliculus” come from?

colliculus (Latin) comes from Latin collis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

colliculus (Latin): small hill, hillock, knoll

Definitions

  1. small hill, hillock, knoll

Ancestry of “colliculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollisa hill
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “colliculus”

  • colliculus
  • collicular
  • retinocollicular
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