Where does “pulvillus” come from?

pulvillus (English) comes from Latin Pulvillus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

pulvillus (English): One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain...

Definitions

  1. One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain...

Ancestry of “pulvillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPulvillus—
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “pulvillus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →