Where does “ladroncello” come from?

ladroncello (Italian) comes from Italian -cello, from Latin -cellus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

ladroncello (Italian): Diminutive of ladrone; A young thief

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of ladrone; A young thief

Ancestry of “ladroncello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-celloVariation of -ello for terms ending in "-n",...
2Latin-cellus—
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Italian -cello →
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