Where does “mellitula” come from?

mellitula (Latin) comes from Latin mellītulus, 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.

mellitula (Latin): Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning...

Definitions

  1. Used as a term of endearment, literally meaning...

Ancestry of “mellitula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmellītulus—
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →