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Where does “lanceolatus” come from?

lanceolatus (Latin) comes from Latin lanceola, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

lanceolatus (Latin): armed with a lance; having the form of a lance;...

Definitions

  1. armed with a lance; having the form of a lance;...

Ancestry of “lanceolatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanceolasmall lance
2Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “lanceolatus”

  • lanceolate
  • oblanceolate
  • lanceolately
  • lanceolate
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