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pollicata.

unit of length based on the human thumb

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun/polleˈɡaːda/
  1. unit of length based on the human thumb

    Proto-Western-Romance · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pollex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Latin *pollicāta From pollex (“thumb”) + -āta (noun-forming suffix).

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