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Where does “operculatus” come from?

operculatus (Latin) comes from Latin operculare, from Latin operculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “operculatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopercularenominative neuter singular of operculāris;...
2Latinoperculumcover, covering
3Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
4Proto-Italic-klom—
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “operculatus”

  • operculate
  • inoperculate
  • nonoperculate
  • deoperculate
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