Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “cupolone” come from?

cupolone (Italian) comes from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

cupolone (Italian): A large cupola or dome; The dome of St. Peter in...

Definitions

  1. A large cupola or dome; The dome of St. Peter in...

Ancestry of “cupolone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancupoladome, vault; cupola
2LatincupulaA small tub or cask
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →