Where does “tudicula” come from?
tudicula (Latin) comes from Latin tudes, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
tudicula (Latin): a machine for crushing olives
Definitions
- a machine for crushing olives
Ancestry of “tudicula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tudes | A hammer, mallet |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
Words derived from “tudicula”