Where does “Zwillingsformel” come from?

Zwillingsformel (German) comes from German Formel, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Zwillingsformel (German): irreversible binomial

Definitions

  1. irreversible binomial

Ancestry of “Zwillingsformel”, step by step

Zwillingsformel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Formel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFormelformula
2Latinformulashape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via German Zwilling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwillingtwin
2Middle High Germanzwillinc—
3Old High Germanzwiniling—
4Proto-Germanictwinilingaz—
5Proto-Germanictwinazdouble, two each; twin
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwino-twin
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin formula →