Where does “Messalla” come from?

Messalla (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.

Ancestry of “Messalla”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	-lus	Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
2	Proto-Italic	-elos	Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
3	Proto-Indo-European	-e-lós	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “Messalla”

Μεσσάλας
Messalinus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →