Where does “orbiculāris” come from?

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

orbiculāris (Latin): circular, orbicular

Definitions

  1. circular, orbicular

Ancestry of “orbiculāris”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orbiculāris”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin orbiculus →