Where does “-lus” come from?
-lus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
-lus (Latin): Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
Definitions
- Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
Ancestry of “-lus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “-lus”