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Where does “occhiellaia” come from?

occhiellaia (Italian) comes from Italian occhiello, from Italian -ello, from Latin -ellus, 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.

occhiellaia (Italian): Synonym of asolaia

Definitions

  1. Synonym of asolaia

Ancestry of “occhiellaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianocchiellobuttonhole; eyelet; half title
2Italian-elloAlterative suffix used to form...
3Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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