Where does “lamina” come from?

lamina (Malay) comes from Latin lamina, from Proto-Indo-European stelh₃- — broad, to broaden.

lamina (Malay): coat of mail; lamina: a very thin layer of...

Definitions

  1. coat of mail; lamina: a very thin layer of...

Ancestry of “lamina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstelh₃-broad, to broaden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelh₃-Every word from Latin lamina
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