Where does “Kamelle” come from?

Kamelle (German) comes from German Karamelle, from German Karamell, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Kamelle (German): candy, sweets

Definitions

  1. candy, sweets

Ancestry of “Kamelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaramellecandy, sweets
2GermanKaramellcaramel
3Frenchcaramelcaramel, fudge
4Spanishcaramelocandy; caramel
5Portuguesecaramelocaramel; candy made of caramel; any candy
6LatincalamellusA little reed or pen
7Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos
10Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin -ellus