Where does “-olus” come from?

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

-olus (Latin): Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...

Ancestry of “-olus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-olus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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