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Where does “formella” come from?

formella (Latin) comes from Latin -ella, 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.

formella (Latin): small mold

Definitions

  1. small mold

Ancestry of “formella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
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 “formella”

  • forbël
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