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Where does “Trullan” come from?

Trullan (English) comes from Byzantine Greek τρούλος, from Byzantine Greek τροῦλλος, from Latin trulla, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Trullan (English): Relating to the Quinisext Council held there in...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the Quinisext Council held there in...

Ancestry of “Trullan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekτρούλοςa dome
2Byzantine Greekτροῦλλος—
3Latintrullasmall ladle or scoop
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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