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Where does “tridel” come from?

tridel (Middle English) comes from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, 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.

tridel (Middle English): A piece of animal feces; treddle

Definitions

  1. A piece of animal feces; treddle

Ancestry of “tridel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-el—
2Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
3Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
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

Words derived from “tridel”

  • treddle
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