Words that come from Proto-Indo-European -elis

400 words across 17 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European -elis — including price, civil, gentleman, gentle, civilization, utility, humble, Brazil.

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English (289)

Latin (38)

French (23)

Italian (17)

Middle French (7)

Catalan (7)

Dutch (3)

Galician (3)

Manx (2)

Danish (2)

Ido (2)

Esperanto (2)

Tagalog (1)

Rade (1)

Translingual (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Spanish (1)