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Where does “ranula” come from?

ranula (Latin) comes from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ranula (Latin): little frog; cist under the tongue

Definitions

  1. little frog; cist under the tongue

Ancestry of “ranula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
2Proto-Italic-olos—
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ranula”

  • rangua
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →