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Where does “trivella” come from?

trivella (Italian) comes from Translingual Terebella, from Translingual -ella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

trivella (Italian): auger; drill; trepan

Definitions

  1. auger; drill; trepan

Ancestry of “trivella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTerebella—
2Translingual-ella
3Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “trivella”

  • trivella
  • trivellare
  • trivellamento
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