Where does “rallus” come from?

rallus (Latin) comes from Latin rārulus, 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.

rallus (Latin): thin, slim; threadbare; rail

Definitions

  1. thin, slim; threadbare; rail

Ancestry of “rallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrārulus—
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

Words derived from “rallus”

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