Where does “imbēcillus” come from?

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

imbēcillus (Latin): weak, feeble

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble

Ancestry of “imbēcillus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBacillus—
2Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “imbēcillus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin -illus →
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