Nuc(e) [Nuce, Nuc]

Morpheme

Nuc(e) [Nuce, Nuc]

Type

bound base

Denotation

nut

Etymology

Latin nucis, from nux

Evidence

amphinucleolus, endonucleolus, enucleation, nucament, nucifer, Nucifraga, nucl-, nucleation, nucleic, nucleolar, nucleoli, nucleolic, nucleoliform, nucleoloid, nucleolus, nucleotide, nucleotides, nucleus, nuclide, paranucleolus, perinucleolus, ribonucleic

Notes

nucl- (<Nuc(e) + -(u)le>) comes from Latin nucula, diminutive of nux (genitive nucis)

See Also

Nut