Where does “rutellum” come from?

rutellum (Latin) comes from Latin rutrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

rutellum (Latin): a little shovel

Definitions

  1. a little shovel

Ancestry of “rutellum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrutruma shovel
2Latin-trumforming instrument nouns
3Proto-Italic-tromsuffix forming instrument nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Latin -trum →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →