Where does “perpendiculum” come from?

perpendiculum (Latin) comes from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

perpendiculum (Latin): plumbline, plummet

Definitions

  1. plumbline, plummet

Ancestry of “perpendiculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
2Proto-Italic-klom
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “perpendiculum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr