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Where does “-ούλης” come from?

-ούλης (Greek) comes from Greek -ούλι, from Greek -ούλα, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

-ούλης (Greek): αδελφός + API → αδελφούλης; Θεός + API →...

Definitions

  1. αδελφός + API → αδελφούλης; Θεός + API →...

Ancestry of “-ούλης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-ούλιαβγό + API → αβγούλι; σάκος + API → σακούλι;...
2Greek-ούλααδελφή + API → αδελφούλα; λέξη + API →...
3Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-ούλης”

  • πρασινούλης
  • θεούλης
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