Where does “ancillāris” come from?

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

ancillāris (Latin): ancillary; maids

Definitions

  1. ancillary; maids

Ancestry of “ancillāris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinancillamaid, slave-girl
2Latinanculamaidservant
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ancillāris”

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