Where does “orbiculātus” come from?

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

orbiculātus (Latin): rounded, circular, orbiculate

Definitions

  1. rounded, circular, orbiculate

Ancestry of “orbiculātus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbiculussmall disk
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “orbiculātus

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelosEvery word from Latin -culusEvery word from Latin orbiculus
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