Where does “omlett” come from?
omlett (Estonian) comes from German Omelett, from French omelette, from French alemette, from French alemelle, from Latin lāmella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
omlett (Estonian): omelette
Definitions
- omelette
Ancestry of “omlett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Omelett | omelette |
| 2 | French | omelette | omelette |
| 3 | French | alemette | — |
| 4 | French | alemelle | knife blade |
| 5 | Latin | lāmella | A small, thin plate of metal |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |