Where does “Schmierzettel” come from?
Schmierzettel (German) comes from German Zettel, from German zeddel, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Schmierzettel (German): slip of scratch paper
Ancestry of “Schmierzettel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Zettel | a small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,... |
| 2 | German | zeddel | — |
| 3 | German | zedele | — |
| 4 | Italian | cedola | counterfoil; coupon, voucher |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 6 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |