acervuline

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin acervus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ine

English acervuline

From Latin acervus (“heap”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix) + English -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsɝvjəˌlin/, /əˈsɝvjəˌlaɪn/

Adjective

acervuline (not comparable)

1. Resembling little heaps; pertaining to the specific epithet acervulinus

Anagrams

• avirulence