Where does “-ille” come from?

-ille (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.

-ille (Latin): vocative masculine singular of -illus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of -illus

Ancestry of “-ille”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin -illus →