Where does “lāmella” come from?

lāmella (Latin) comes from Latvian lāma, from Quechua llama — llama.

lāmella (Latin): A small, thin plate of metal

Definitions

  1. A small, thin plate of metal

Ancestry of “lāmella”, step by step

lāmella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian lāma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlāmapool; puddle
2Quechuallamallama

via Latin lāmina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
2Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina

Words derived from “lāmella”

Every word from Quechua llama →Every word from Latvian lāma →