Where does “bănuțel” come from?
bănuțel (Romanian) comes from Romanian -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
bănuțel (Romanian): daisy (Bellis perennis)
Definitions
- daisy (Bellis perennis)
Ancestry of “bănuțel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | -el | used to form a masculine diminutive of a word... |
| 2 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |