Where does “Nigella” come from?

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

Nigella (Latin): A river of Gallia Cisalpina mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana

Definitions

  1. A river of Gallia Cisalpina mentioned in the Tabula Peutingeriana

Ancestry of “Nigella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigellussomewhat black
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

Words derived from “Nigella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin Nigellus →