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- Latin · derived fromvalvula
- English todayvalvula
From Latin valvula, from valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvule.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
valvula
Today it means: A small valve. Full definition →
Latin valvula