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Where does “caudilloship” come from?

caudilloship (English) comes from English caudillo, from Spanish caudillo, from Old Spanish cabdiello, from Latin capitellum, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

caudilloship (English): A specific government of a caudillo

Definitions

  1. A specific government of a caudillo

Ancestry of “caudilloship”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaudilloA leader; A military dictator, especially one...
2Spanishcaudillocaudillo
3Old Spanishcabdielloa military chief or leader
4Latincapitellumsmall head; capital or chapiter of a column
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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