Etymology

nodular

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Today it means: Of or relating to a nodule or nodules. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English nodule ← Latin nōdulu
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The story

  1. Latinnōdus
  2. Latinnōdulu
  3. Englishnodule
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. English todaynodular

From nodule + -ar.

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