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Where does “iaculum” come from?

iaculum (Latin) comes from Latin iaculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

iaculum (Latin): A dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a...

Definitions

  1. A dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a...

Ancestry of “iaculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniaculusthat is thrown; a serpent that darts from a tree...
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “iaculum”

  • ejaculation
  • ejaculate
  • ejaculatory
  • electroejaculation
  • anejaculation
  • ejaculator
  • ejaculative
  • postejaculatory
  • nonejaculatory
  • dysejaculation
  • pre-ejaculatory
  • pre-ejaculate
  • iaculor
  • eiaculor
  • iaculandus
  • eiaculatus
  • iaculans
  • iaculaturus
  • iaculatus
  • iaculator
  • adiaculatus
  • giacchio
  • éjaculer
  • éjaculation
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