Morpheme
-unc(u)le [-uncule, -uncle]
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive suffix
Etymology
Latin -unculus, variant of -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus, variant of -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
avuncular, avunculate, avunculates, avunculicide, avunculocal, avunculocality, carbuncular, carbuncle, caruncle, carunculate, corticopeduncular, furunculosis, furuncle, peduncle, peduncles, peduncular, pedunculate, vibratiuncle, virguncule
See Also
-ac(u)le [-acule, -acle], -cula, -culae, -culum, -cula, -culus, -culi, -cello, -celli, -cel(l) [-cel, -cell], -ouche, -ula, -ula, -ulae, -(u)le [-ule, -le], -ulum, -ulus, -uli, -ulo
