alveolus.
basin, (serving) bowl, trough; tray (dim.); bath-tub; gameboard; channel, bed;
Meaning & usage
diminutive of alveus: a small hollow or cavity
diminutive of alveus: a tray, trough, basin
diminutive of alveus: a small gaming board upon which the dice are thrown
diminutive of alveus: a small channel of a river
diminutive of alveus: a weaver's shuttle (from its shape)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlósder. Proto-Italic *aulos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Proto-Italic *alwos? Latin alvus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin alveus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin alveolus From alveus (“a hollow, cavity”) + -olus (diminutive nominal suffix).
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