Where does “flagellum” come from?
flagellum (Latin) comes from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
flagellum (Latin): whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
Definitions
- whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
Ancestry of “flagellum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “flagellum”