Where does “vitelìn” come from?

vitelìn (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian vitéllo, from Latin vitellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

vitelìn (Ligurian): Diminutive of vitéllo; small calf

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of vitéllo; small calf

Ancestry of “vitelìn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianvitéllocalf; veal
2Latinvitellusa small calf; the yolk of an egg
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin vitellus →