Where does “élu” come from?
élu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese elo, from Old Portuguese ãelo, from Latin anellus, from Latin anulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
élu (Kabuverdianu): tie; link; bond
Definitions
- tie; link; bond
Ancestry of “élu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | elo | link |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ãelo | — |
| 3 | Latin | anellus | a little ring |
| 4 | Latin | anulus | A ring, especially a finger ring; A signet ring |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |