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Where does “operculum” come from?

operculum (Latin) comes 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...

operculum (Latin): cover, covering

Definitions

  1. cover, covering

Ancestry of “operculum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “operculum”

  • operculum
  • opercula
  • operculate
  • preoperculum
  • suboperculum
  • interoperculum
  • inoperculate
  • nonoperculate
  • operculiform
  • operculiferous
  • deoperculate
  • praeoperculum
  • opercula
  • operculatus
  • operculare
  • opercolare
  • opercolo
  • opercule
  • opérculo
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