Where does “modeller” come from?
modeller (English) comes from English model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
modeller (English): Alternative spelling of modeler
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of modeler
Ancestry of “modeller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | model | A person who serves as a subject for artwork or... |
| 2 | Middle French | modelle | template; model; model; replica; reconstruction |
| 3 | Old Italian | modello | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |