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Where does “patelluliformis” come from?

patelluliformis (Latin) comes from Latin patellula, from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́ — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

patelluliformis (Latin): having the form of a "patellula",...

Definitions

  1. having the form of a "patellula",...

Ancestry of “patelluliformis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatellulapatellula
2Latinpatellaa small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,...
3Latinpatīna—
4Ancient Greekπατάνηkind of flat dish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-ano—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
7Proto-Finnicete-—
8Serbo-Croatiantẹ́—
9Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
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