Where does “nielle” come from?
nielle (English) comes from French nielle, from Italian niello, from Latin Nigellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nielle (English): Extremely dark black
Definitions
- Extremely dark black
Ancestry of “nielle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nielle | corncockle; blight, ear cockle; niello |
| 2 | Italian | niello | niello; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | Nigellus | somewhat black |
| 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 |