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
- small hill, hillock, knoll
Ancestry of “colliculus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | collis | a hill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “colliculus”