LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

astella.

little splinter

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

little splinter
Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin assis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin assula Latin astula ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin astella From astula + -la.

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