Where does “-ulus” come from?
-ulus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
-ulus (Latin): Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
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- Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
Ancestry of “-ulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “-ulus”