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Where does “silicula” come from?

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

silicula (Latin): Diminutive of siliqua; little husk or pod, a...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of siliqua; little husk or pod, a...

Ancestry of “silicula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “silicula”

  • siliculose
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