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Where does “lamelle” come from?

lamelle (French) comes from Latin lāmella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

lamelle (French): strip; thin plate, lamina, lamella; vertical...

Definitions

  1. strip; thin plate, lamina, lamella; vertical...

Ancestry of “lamelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāmella—
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “lamelle”

  • Lamelle
  • lamella
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