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Where does “virole” come from?

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

virole (English): A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn

Definitions

  1. A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn

Ancestry of “virole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirole
2Latinviriolalittle bracelet
3Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “virole”

  • viroled
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