Where does “seel” come from?
seel (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sitellus, from Latin sitella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
seel (Old French): seal
Definitions
- seal
Ancestry of “seel”, step by step
seel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin sitellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sitellus | — |
| 2 | Latin | sitella | a voting urn |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |