Where does “juvénile” come from?

juvénile (French) comes from Latin iuvenīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

juvénile (French): youthful; young

Definitions

  1. youthful; young

Ancestry of “juvénile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniuvenīlisyouthful, juvenile
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “juvénile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin iuvenīlis →