Where does “vițel” come from?

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

vițel (Romanian): calf; veal

Definitions

  1. calf; veal

Ancestry of “vițel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitellusa small calf; the yolk of an egg
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 “vițel”

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