Where does “nêle” come from?

nêle (Norman) comes from Late Latin nigella, from Latin Nigellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nêle (Norman): corncockle

Definitions

  1. corncockle

Ancestry of “nêle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnigella—
2LatinNigellussomewhat black
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin Nigellus →