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Where does “dakkapel” come from?

dakkapel (Dutch) comes from Dutch kapel, from Middle Dutch capelle, from Latin cappella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dakkapel (Dutch): dormer, dormer window

Definitions

  1. dormer, dormer window

Ancestry of “dakkapel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkapelchapel, small Christian place of worship; shrine,...
2Middle Dutchcapelle—
3Latincappellachapel; choir
4Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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