Where does “tumbrel” come from?
tumbrel (English) comes from English tumbril, from Old French tumberel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
tumbrel (English): Alternative form of tumbril
Definitions
- Alternative form of tumbril
Ancestry of “tumbrel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumbril | A kind of medieval torture device, later... |
| 2 | Old French | tumberel | fall; trap; trebuchet |
| 3 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 4 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |