Morpheme
-unculus
Type
suffix
Denotation
masculine diminutive suffix (plural -unculi)
Etymology
Latin -unculus, variant of -culus, from rebracketing of -cus + -ulus, from -lus
Evidence
cardunculus, dracunculus, homunculus, pectunculus, ranunculus, siphunculus, tinnunculus
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
