Etymology

nodulose

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Today it means: having nodules. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English nodule ← Latin nōdulu
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The story

  1. Latinnōdus
  2. Latinnōdulu
  3. Englishnodule
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  6. English todaynodulose

From nodule + -ose. Piecewise doublet of nodulous.

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