English
lamelliform
Lamelliform comes from Latin lamella ‘thin plate’, and goes back to lāmina.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāmina‘thin plate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElamella‘thin plate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1906lamelliform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElāmina‘thin plate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElamella‘thin plate’
- Englishearliest quotation 1906lamelliform
Earliest quotation: 1906, John. B. Smith: “Rectal tracheal gills: lamelliform structures in the rectum of…”
Linked words
through Latin lāmina ‘thin plate’
laminate, laminar, lamina, lames, 6 more
through Latin lamella ‘thin plate’
Today it means
adj Thin and flat; lamellar
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lāmina / lamelliform