Where does “kolonelleitnant” come from?
kolonelleitnant (Estonian) comes from Estonian kolonel, from English colonel, from Middle French coronnel, from Italian colonnello, from Italian -ello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kolonelleitnant (Estonian): lieutenant colonel
Ancestry of “kolonelleitnant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kolonel | colonel |
| 2 | English | colonel | A commissioned officer in an armed military... |
| 3 | Middle French | coronnel | colonel; a middle-ranking military officer |
| 4 | Italian | colonnello | colonel |
| 5 | Italian | -ello | Alterative suffix used to form... |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |