Where does “vernacolare” come from?
vernacolare (Italian) comes from Italian vernacolo, from Latin vernāculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
vernacolare (Italian): vernacular
Definitions
- vernacular
Ancestry of “vernacolare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vernacolo | vernacular |
| 2 | Latin | vernāculus | native, domestic, indigenous, vernacular (originally of slaves) |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |