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Where does “alvéolo” come from?

alvéolo (Spanish) comes from Latin alveolus, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

alvéolo (Spanish): alveolus

Definitions

  1. alveolus

Ancestry of “alvéolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalveolussmall hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;...
2Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “alvéolo”

  • alveolar
  • alveolo
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