Where does “barbatulus” come from?

barbatulus (Latin) comes 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.

barbatulus (Latin): with a small beard; foolishly vain

Definitions

  1. with a small beard; foolishly vain

Ancestry of “barbatulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
2Proto-Italic-olos—
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →