Where does “tasel” come from?
tasel (Middle English) comes from Middle English tassel, from Old French tassel, from Late Latin taxellus, from Latin taxillus, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
tasel (Middle English): teasel or a similar plant
Definitions
- teasel or a similar plant
Ancestry of “tasel”, step by step
tasel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tassel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tassel | — |
| 2 | Old French | tassel | tassel (adornment for a garment) |
| 3 | Late Latin | taxellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | taxillus | small cube |
| 5 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |