Where does “zigilu” come from?

zigilu (Basque) comes from Proto-Basque *zigiLu, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

zigilu (Basque): seal, sigil

Definitions

  1. seal, sigil

Ancestry of “zigilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basque*zigiLu
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin sigillum
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