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Where does “sigillata” come from?

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

sigillata (Latin): nominative feminine singular of sigillātus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of sigillātus;...

Ancestry of “sigillata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsigillatussealed
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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