Where does “sigiloso” come from?

sigiloso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sigilo, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sigiloso (Portuguese): secretive

Definitions

  1. secretive

Ancestry of “sigiloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesigilosecrecy
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
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

Words derived from “sigiloso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →