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homunculus.

little man, manikin;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[hɔˈmʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[oˈmuŋ.ku.lus]

  1. diminutive of homō (“man”)

    declension-2 · diminutive · form-of · masculine

  2. a little or weak man, homunculus

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. a dwarf

    declension-2 · masculine · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ōm Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Italic *hemō Latin hemō Latin homō, hominis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin homunculus From homō, hominis + -culus.

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