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Where does “караме́ль” come from?

караме́ль (Russian) comes from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “караме́ль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaramelcaramel, fudge
2Spanishcaramelocandy; caramel
3Portuguesecaramelocaramel; candy made of caramel; any candy
4LatincalamellusA little reed or pen
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “караме́ль”

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