Where does “melculum” come from?

melculum (Latin) comes from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

melculum (Latin): Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning...

Definitions

  1. Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning...

Ancestry of “melculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →