Where does “catello” come from?

catello (Italian) comes from Latin catellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

catello (Italian): puppy, little dog; the baby of other animals

Definitions

  1. puppy, little dog; the baby of other animals

Ancestry of “catello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatelluspuppy, whelp
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin catellus →