Where does “cèl·lula” come from?
cèl·lula (Catalan) comes from Latin cellula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cèl·lula (Catalan): cell
Ancestry of “cèl·lula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 2 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |