English
papillary
From papilla + -ary.
A compound of papilla + -ary
Proto-Indo-European *pap- ‘pock mark, nipple’
Latin papula ‘a pustule, pimple’
Latin papilla ‘a nipple, teat’
English papilla
Today it means
adj Having the properties or appearance of a papilla (nipple).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / papillary