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Where does “vaixell” come from?

vaixell (Catalan) comes from Latin vāscellum, from Latin vāsculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

vaixell (Catalan): vessel, boat, ship

Definitions

  1. vessel, boat, ship

Ancestry of “vaixell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāscellum—
2Latinvāsculum—
3Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
4Proto-Italic-klom—
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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