Where does “tonsillae” come from?
tonsillae (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *tonslilā, from Proto-Italic tonslis, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tonsillae (Latin): tonsils
Definitions
- tonsils
Ancestry of “tonsillae”, step by step
Words derived from “tonsillae”
- tonsil
- tonsillitis
- tonsillar
- tonsillectomy
- peritonsillar
- adenotonsillectomy
- adenotonsillar
- tonsillotomy
- pharyngotonsillitis
- adenotonsillitis
- tonsillitic
- tonsilla
- tonsilla
- tonsille
- tonsillite
- tonsilotome
- tonsillare
- tonsillectomie
- tonsillectomia
- faringotonsillite
- adenotonsillectomize
- circumtonsillar
- intratonsillar
- tonsillectomize