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Where does “caramelly” come from?

caramelly (English) comes from English caramel, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

caramelly (English): Resembling or characteristic of caramel

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of caramel

Ancestry of “caramelly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaramelA smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by...
2Frenchcaramelcaramel, fudge
3Spanishcaramelocandy; caramel
4Portuguesecaramelocaramel; candy made of caramel; any candy
5LatincalamellusA little reed or pen
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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