Where does “vitello-” come from?

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

vitello- (English): Yolk

Definitions

  1. Yolk

Ancestry of “vitello-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitellusa small calf; the yolk of an egg
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

Words derived from “vitello-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin vitellus →