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Where does “gerula” come from?

gerula (Latin) comes from Latin gerulus, 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.

gerula (Latin): bearer, porter

Definitions

  1. bearer, porter

Ancestry of “gerula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerulusa bearer, carrier; one who does something, a doer
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 “gerula”

  • Gerulata
  • gerle
  • gerla
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