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pediculus.

little foot; A:foot-stalk;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɛˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈdiː.ku.lus]

  1. A little foot.

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. A footstalk or pedicel of fruit or leaf.

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From pēs, pedis (“foot”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”).

noun[pɛˈdɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[peˈdiː.ku.lus]

  1. A louse

    declension-2

  2. A sea louse

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pēdis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēdiculus From pēdis (“louse”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”).

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