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Where does “pannicle” come from?

pannicle (Old French) comes from Late Latin panniculus, from Latin panniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

pannicle (Old French): pannicle

Definitions

  1. pannicle

Ancestry of “pannicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpanniculus—
2Latinpanniculusmembrane; small rag
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →