Where does “rugicollis” come from?

rugicollis (Latin) comes from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

rugicollis (Latin): having a wrinkled neck or stem

Definitions

  1. having a wrinkled neck or stem

Ancestry of “rugicollis”, step by step

rugicollis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin collum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
2Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Latin rugosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrugosuswrinkled; shrivelled
2Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -is →Every word from Latin -a →