Where does “sigillum” come from?

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

sigillum (English): A seal

Definitions

  1. A seal

Ancestry of “sigillum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin sigillum