Where does “doodceel” come from?
doodceel (Dutch) comes from Dutch ceel, from Dutch cedel, from German Zettel, from German zeddel, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
doodceel (Dutch): death certificate
Ancestry of “doodceel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ceel | certificate, deed, official document; letter;... |
| 2 | Dutch | cedel | Dated form of ceel |
| 3 | German | Zettel | a small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,... |
| 4 | German | zeddel | — |
| 5 | German | zedele | — |
| 6 | Italian | cedola | counterfoil; coupon, voucher |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 8 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |