Where does “Pastille” come from?
Pastille (German) comes from French pastille, from Spanish pastilla, from Latin pastellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Pastille (German): pastille
Ancestry of “Pastille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pastille | small roll of dough containing fragrant... |
| 2 | Spanish | pastilla | pill; cake; bar |
| 3 | Latin | pastellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |