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Where does “renunculus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “renunculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-unculusSuffix forming diminutive forms of nouns,...
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelos—
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