Where does “lamella” come from?

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

lamella (Italian): thin plate, lamella; gill, lamella; wafer

Definitions

  1. thin plate, lamella; gill, lamella; wafer

Ancestry of “lamella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlāmellaA small, thin plate of metal
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 lāmella →