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Where does “Vitellius” come from?

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

Vitellius (Latin): of or pertaining to the gens Vitellia

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Vitellia

Ancestry of “Vitellius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitellusa small calf; the yolk of an egg
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “Vitellius”

  • Οὐιτέλλιος
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