Where does “niello” come from?

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

niello (Italian): niello; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. niello; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “niello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigellussomewhat black
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

Words derived from “niello”

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