Where does “puerile” come from?
Puerile comes from Latin puerilis, formed from Latin puerī (boy) and the Latin suffix -ilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ph₂weros and the suffix -lós.
puerile (English): Childish; trifling; silly; Characteristic of, or...
Definitions
- Childish; trifling; silly; Characteristic of, or...
Ancestry of “puerile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | puerīlis | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “puerile”