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penicillatus.

having tufts of fine hair (like a painter's brush); penicillate

12 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[peː.nɪ.kɪlˈlaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[pe.ni.t͡ʃilˈlaː.tus]
  1. having tufts of fine hair (like a painter's brush); penicillate

    New-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pēnis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin pēniculus ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -illum Latin pēnicillum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin pēnicillātus From pēnicillum + -ātus.

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