Etymology

salivarium

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Today it means: A small pocket, inside the oral cavity of an insect, which contains the opening of the salivary duct Full definition →

New Latin salīvārium ← Latin salīva
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsalīva
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromsalīvārium
  3. English todaysalivarium

From New Latin salīvārium, from Latin salīva + -ārium.

Words from the same roots

Latinsalīva all →

saliva

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