Where does “cadellar” come from?
cadellar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cadell, from Latin catellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cadellar (Catalan): to whelp
Definitions
- to whelp
Ancestry of “cadellar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cadell | cub young of various animals |
| 2 | Latin | catellus | puppy, whelp |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |