Where does “zedel” come from?
zedel (Middle High German) comes from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, 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.
zedel (Middle High German): strip of paper; written record, memory
Definitions
- strip of paper; written record, memory
Ancestry of “zedel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cedola | counterfoil; coupon, voucher |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 3 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |