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Where does “medullum” come from?

medullum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin medulla, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

medullum (Vulgar Latin): marrow

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “medullum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedullamarrow; vocative singular of medulla; ablative...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “medullum”

  • molla
  • meollo
  • miolo
  • molla
  • molo
  • miolo
  • meolo
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