Where does “virole” come from?
virole (Old French) comes from Latin viriola, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
virole (Old French): ferrule
Definitions
- ferrule
Ancestry of “virole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | viriola | little bracelet |
| 2 | Latin | -olus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";... |
| 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 |