Where does “pugillum” come from?

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

pugillum (Latin): handful, fistful

Definitions

  1. handful, fistful

Ancestry of “pugillum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pugillum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →