Where does “-ule” come from?

-ule (English) comes from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “-ule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
2Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-ule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →