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Where does “siglo” come from?

siglo (Latin) comes from Latin siglum, 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.

siglo (Latin): dative singular of siglum; ablative singular of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of siglum; ablative singular of...

Ancestry of “siglo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiglumabbreviation
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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