Where does “mergulus” come from?
mergulus (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.
mergulus (Latin): wick of a lamp; small diver, loon
Definitions
- wick of a lamp; small diver, loon
Ancestry of “mergulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “mergulus”