Where does “gemel” come from?
gemel (English) comes from Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
gemel (English): A twin; One of a pair of small bars placed...
Definitions
- A twin; One of a pair of small bars placed...
Ancestry of “gemel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gemow | hinge device a door pivots on |
| 2 | Old French | gemel | — |
| 3 | Latin | gemellus | twin |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |