Where does “nielle” come from?
nielle (French) comes from Italian niello, from Latin Nigellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nielle (French): corncockle; blight, ear cockle; niello
Definitions
- corncockle; blight, ear cockle; niello
Ancestry of “nielle”, step by step
nielle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian niello
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | niello | niello; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | Nigellus | somewhat black |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Latin Nigella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Nigella | A river of Gallia Cisalpina mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana |