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Where does “eukalyptuspastilli” come from?

eukalyptuspastilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pastilli, from French pastille, from Spanish pastilla, from Latin pastellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

eukalyptuspastilli (Finnish): eucalyptus lozenge

Definitions

  1. eucalyptus lozenge

Ancestry of “eukalyptuspastilli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpastillipastille; lozenge
2Frenchpastillesmall roll of dough containing fragrant...
3Spanishpastillapill; cake; bar
4Latinpastellus—
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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