Where does “*sigil” come from?

*sigil (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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.

*sigil (Proto-West Germanic): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “*sigil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “*sigil”

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