Where does “tentacul” come from?
tentacul (Romanian) comes from French tentacule, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
tentacul (Romanian): tentacle
Definitions
- tentacle
Ancestry of “tentacul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tentacule | tentacle |
| 2 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |