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Where does “Patella” come from?

Patella (Translingual) comes from Latin patella, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́, from Proto-Slavic ta — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

Ancestry of “Patella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatellaa small or shallow pan or dish; the kneecap,...
2Latinpatīna—
3Ancient Greekπατάνηkind of flat dish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-ano—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
6Proto-Finnicete-—
7Serbo-Croatiantẹ́—
8Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

Words derived from “Patella”

  • Patellidae
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