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Where does “gerulus” come from?

gerulus (Latin) comes 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.

gerulus (Latin): a bearer, carrier; one who does something, a doer

Definitions

  1. a bearer, carrier; one who does something, a doer

Ancestry of “gerulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
2Proto-Italic-olos—
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “gerulus”

  • Gerulata
  • gerula
  • gerle
  • gerla
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