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Where does “avicellus” come from?

avicellus (Latin) comes from Latin -ellus, 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.

avicellus (Latin): little bird

Definitions

  1. little bird

Ancestry of “avicellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “avicellus”

  • aucellus
  • uccellatore
  • uccellabile
  • uccello
  • uccellone
  • uccellame
  • uccellino
  • uccellaia
  • uccellamento
  • uccellatura
  • uccellatoio
  • uccellinare
  • uccellare
  • uccelliforme
  • uccelletto
  • uccellaio
  • oiseau
  • oisillon
  • ucelo
  • uceleyo
  • oisel
  • oizeau
  • zwazo
  • zwazo
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