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Where does “pastiglia” come from?

pastiglia (Italian) comes from Spanish pastilla, from Latin pastellus, 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.

pastiglia (Italian): pastille, lozenge; Ellipsis of pastiglia dei...

Definitions

  1. pastille, lozenge; Ellipsis of pastiglia dei...

Ancestry of “pastiglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpastillapill; cake; bar
2Latinpastellus—
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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