petiolus

English

Noun

petiolus

  1. (botany) petiole

Latin

Alternative forms

  • peciolus

Etymology

From root *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus, diminutive of pēs.

Noun

petiolus m (genitive petiolī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) a little foot
  2. (Late Latin) a fruit stalk; stem

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative petiolus petiolī
genitive petiolī petiolōrum
dative petiolō petiolīs
accusative petiolum petiolōs
ablative petiolō petiolīs
vocative petiole petiolī

Derived terms

  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pecione (“little stalk; nipple”)

Descendants

References

  • “petiolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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