Where does “-ilo” come from?
-ilo (Esperanto) comes from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
-ilo (Esperanto): an instrument, a tool for performing the action...
Definitions
- an instrument, a tool for performing the action...
Ancestry of “-ilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “-ilo”