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Where does “laterculus” come from?

laterculus (Latin) comes from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

laterculus (Latin): a small brick tile

Definitions

  1. a small brick tile

Ancestry of “laterculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “laterculus”

  • laterculum
  • laterculensis
  • laterculis
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