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Where does “panniculus” come from?

panniculus (Latin) comes from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

panniculus (Latin): membrane; small rag

Definitions

  1. membrane; small rag

Ancestry of “panniculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “panniculus”

  • pannicle
  • panniculus
  • pannicule
  • pannicle
  • pannicle
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