Where does “caltchuleux” come from?
caltchuleux (Norman) comes from Norman caltchuler, from Latin calculo, from Latin calculus, 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.
caltchuleux (Norman): calculator
Definitions
- calculator
Ancestry of “caltchuleux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | caltchuler | to calculate |
| 2 | Latin | calculo | I calculate, compute, reckon; I consider as,... |
| 3 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 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 |