Where does “putillus” come from?

putillus (Latin) comes 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.

putillus (Latin): very tiny term of endearment

Definitions

  1. very tiny term of endearment

Ancestry of “putillus”, step by step

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