Where does “crusculum” come from?

crusculum (Latin) comes from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

crusculum (Latin): a small leg or shank

Definitions

  1. a small leg or shank

Ancestry of “crusculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →
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