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Where does “cormel” come from?

cormel (English) comes from English -el, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, 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.

cormel (English): A small corm that develops at the base of an...

Definitions

  1. A small corm that develops at the base of an...

Ancestry of “cormel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-elSuffix forming nouns, originally denoting an...
2Middle English-el—
3Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
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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