corculum

corculum

English

Etymology

From Latin corculum, diminutive of cor (“heart”). Doublet of corcule.

Noun

corculum (plural corcula)

  1. (botany, obsolete) The central part of a seed, from which the new plant develops.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d-
Proto-Italic *kord
Latin cor (heart)
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Proto-Italic *-kelos
Latin -culum
Latin corculum

    From cor (heart) + -culum (diminutive-forming suffix). Compare typologically Macedonian срцка (srcka) (a diminutive of срце (srce), срцуле (srcule) (cognate via PIE).

    Noun

    corculum n (genitive corculī); second declension

    1. a little heart
    2. sweetheart

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative corculum corcula
    genitive corculī corculōrum
    dative corculō corculīs
    accusative corculum corcula
    ablative corculō corculīs
    vocative corculum corcula

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