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Where does “Kapelle” come from?

Kapelle (German) comes from Middle High German kappelle, from Old High German kappella, from Latin cappella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Kapelle (German): chapel; band, ensemble

Definitions

  1. chapel; band, ensemble

Ancestry of “Kapelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankappelle—
2Old High Germankappella—
3Latincappellachapel; choir
4Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
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

Words derived from “Kapelle”

  • capelle
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