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Where does “bestiola” come from?

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

bestiola (Latin): Diminutive of bēstia; a little creature or beast

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of bēstia; a little creature or beast

Ancestry of “bestiola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
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 “bestiola”

  • bestiole
  • bestiola
  • bestiolina
  • bestiole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →