Where does “umbellule” come from?
umbellule (English) comes from English umbel, from Latin umbella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
umbellule (English): An umbellet
Definitions
- An umbellet
Ancestry of “umbellule”, step by step
umbellule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English umbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | umbel | A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster in which... |
| 2 | Latin | umbella | A sunshade, parasol, or umbrella |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |