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Where does “spiraculum” come from?

spiraculum (Latin) comes from Latin -culum, 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...

spiraculum (Latin): air hole, vent, spiracle; breath

Definitions

  1. air hole, vent, spiracle; breath

Ancestry of “spiraculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
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 “spiraculum”

  • spiracle
  • ultraspiracle
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