noun, feminine/ˈampula/plural: ámpulas
blister (bubble on the skin); ampoule (small glass vial)
Synonyms: ampolla
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Proto-Hellenic *ampʰí Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí) Ancient Greek φορεύς (phoreús) Ancient Greek ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús) Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús)bor. Latin amphora Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin ampullabor. Spanish ámpula Borrowed from Latin ampulla. Doublet of ampolla.