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Where does “funependulus” come from?

funependulus (Latin) comes from Latin pendulus, 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.

Ancestry of “funependulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpendulushanging, hanging down, pendent, suspended;...
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 “funependulus”

  • pendule
  • pendulette
  • pendulaire
  • funependule
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →