Where does “kanolo” come from?
kanolo (Esperanto) comes from Sicilian cannolu, from Latin cannula, 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.
kanolo (Esperanto): cannoli
Definitions
- cannoli
Ancestry of “kanolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | cannolu | cannoli; a traditional Sicilian specialty pastry... |
| 2 | Latin | cannula | A small or low reed |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |