Where does “puero” come from?
puero (Ido) comes from English puerile, from Latin puerīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
puero (Ido): child, boy, girl
Definitions
- child, boy, girl
Ancestry of “puero”, step by step
puero traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English puerile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puerile | Childish; trifling; silly; Characteristic of, or... |
| 2 | Latin | puerīlis | boyish, youthful |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Italian puerile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | puerile | puerile, childish, juvenile, boyish |
via French puéril
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | puéril | childlike; puerile, childish, immature |