Where does “papula” come from?

papula (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European pap- — pock mark, nipple.

papula (Latin): pustule, pimple; mote

Definitions

  1. pustule, pimple; mote

Ancestry of “papula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpap-pock mark, nipple

Words derived from “papula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pap-
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