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Where does “parvulus” come from?

parvulus (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.

parvulus (Latin): little, tiny, petty, slight, unimportant; young;...

Definitions

  1. little, tiny, petty, slight, unimportant; young;...

Ancestry of “parvulus”, 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 “parvulus”

  • perparvulus
  • pargolo
  • parvo
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