Where does “alveol” come from?

alveol (Turkish) comes from French alvéole, 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.

alveol (Turkish): alveolus, pulmonary alveolus

Definitions

  1. alveolus, pulmonary alveolus

Ancestry of “alveol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalvéolealveolus
2Latinalveolussmall hollow or cavity; tray, trough, basin;...
3Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin -olus
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