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Where does “μοντελιστής” come from?

μοντελιστής (Greek) comes from Greek μοντέλο, from Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

μοντελιστής (Greek): modeller, model maker

Definitions

  1. modeller, model maker

Ancestry of “μοντελιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμοντέλοmodel; model, manikin, mannequin; puppet, stooge
2Italianmodellomodel; mould, mold; pattern
3Vulgar Latinmodellus—
4Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “μοντελιστής”

  • αερομοντελιστής
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