Where does “flagel” come from?

flagel (Catalan) comes from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

flagel (Catalan): flagellum in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding

Definitions

  1. flagellum in protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding

Ancestry of “flagel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflagellumwhip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;...
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “flagel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin flagellum
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