Where does “-illa” come from?

-illa (Latin) comes from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

-illa (Latin): inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative...

Ancestry of “-illa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-illa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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