Where does “kúpull” come from?
kúpull (Icelandic) comes from Danish kuppel, from German Kuppel, from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kúpull (Icelandic): dome, cupola
Definitions
- dome, cupola
Ancestry of “kúpull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kuppel | a dome |
| 2 | German | Kuppel | dome |
| 3 | Italian | cupola | dome, vault; cupola |
| 4 | Latin | cupula | A small tub or cask |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |