Where does “papilar” come from?

papilar (Spanish) comes from Spanish papila, from Latin papilla, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

papilar (Spanish): papillary

Definitions

  1. papillary

Ancestry of “papilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpapilapapilla
2Latinpapillanipple, teat, breast, papilla
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin papilla →