Where does “anello” come from?
anello (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin anniclu, from Latin anniculus, from Latin *bienniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
Ancestry of “anello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | anniclu | — |
| 2 | Latin | anniculus | one-year-old |
| 3 | Latin | *bienniculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |