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Where does “-elis” come from?

-elis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “-elis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-elis—
2Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-elis”

  • price
  • civil
  • gentleman
  • gentle
  • civilization
  • utility
  • humble
  • Brazil
  • humility
  • juvenile
  • fossil
  • humiliation
  • utilize
  • Brazilian
  • civilisation
  • textile
  • gentleness
  • gentry
  • utilitarian
  • Gentile
  • fossils
  • civility
  • priceless
  • versatile
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