Where does “tunicle” come from?

tunicle (English) comes from Latin tunicula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

tunicle (English): A small tunic; A vestment worn by an archdeacon;...

Definitions

  1. A small tunic; A vestment worn by an archdeacon;...

Ancestry of “tunicle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuniculaa small tunic
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →