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Where does “sachel” come from?

sachel (Middle English) comes from Old French sachel, from Late Latin saccellus, from Latin sacculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “sachel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsachelsmall bag
2Late LatinsaccellusA small bag
3LatinsacculusA small bag or sack; purse, sachet
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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