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Where does “astellas” come from?

astellas (Latin) comes from Latin astula, from Latin assula, from Latin -ulus, 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.

Ancestry of “astellas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinastula—
2Latinassulasplinter, shaving, chip, shiver; shingle
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “astellas”

  • astillas
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