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Where does “cultellus” come from?

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

cultellus (Latin): small knife; dagger

Definitions

  1. small knife; dagger

Ancestry of “cultellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
2Proto-Italic-elos—
3Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “cultellus”

  • cutlass
  • cutlassfish
  • curtelasse
  • cuchilla
  • cuchillo
  • acuchillar
  • acuchillamiento
  • cuchillada
  • cuchillero
  • cuchillito
  • coltellaccio
  • coltellame
  • coltelliera
  • coltello
  • accoltellare
  • accoltellamento
  • coltelleria
  • coutelier
  • couteau
  • cutelo
  • coltell
  • coutel
  • coitelo
  • cuchiellu
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