Where does “Zettel” come from?
Zettel (German) comes from German zeddel, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Zettel (German): a small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,...
Definitions
- a small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,...
Ancestry of “Zettel”, step by step
Zettel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German zeddel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zeddel | — |
| 2 | German | zedele | — |
| 3 | Italian | cedola | counterfoil; coupon, voucher |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 5 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Medieval Latin schedula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 2 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |