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Where does “specillum” come from?

specillum (Latin) comes from Latin speculum, 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...

specillum (Latin): probe , speculum

Definitions

  1. probe , speculum

Ancestry of “specillum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeculuma looking-glass, mirror
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 “specillum”

  • specillum
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