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Where does “zonula” come from?

zonula (Latin) comes from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

zonula (Latin): a little small belt girdle

Definitions

  1. a little small belt girdle

Ancestry of “zonula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
2Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “zonula”

  • zonula
  • zonulin
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