Where does “papil·la” come from?

papil·la (Catalan) comes from Latin papilla, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

papil·la (Catalan): papilla

Definitions

  1. papilla

Ancestry of “papil·la”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapillanipple, teat, breast, papilla
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 “papil·la”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin papilla →