hamulate

Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.

Adjective

  1. Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped.

Origin

Etymology tree English hamule Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English hamulate From hamule (“a small hook”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).