Where does “fratell” come from?

fratell (Maltese) comes from Italian fratello, from Latin frātellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

fratell (Maltese): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “fratell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfratellobrother, sibling; brother
2Latinfrātellusbrother
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 frātellus →