Where does “cățel” come from?

cățel (Romanian) comes from Latin catellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

cățel (Romanian): puppy; clove

Definitions

  1. puppy; clove

Ancestry of “cățel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatelluspuppy, whelp
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 “cățel”

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