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Where does “chalemel” come from?

chalemel (Old French) comes from Latin calamellus, 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.

Ancestry of “chalemel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincalamellusA little reed or pen
2Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “chalemel”

  • shawm
  • chalumeau
  • shawmer
  • shawmist
  • chalumeau
  • Schalmei
  • charamela
  • チャルメラ
  • szałamaja
  • šalmaj
  • шалмај
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →