Where does “model” come from?
model (Silesian) comes from Czech model, from German Modell, from Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
model (Silesian): model
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Ancestry of “model”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | model | model |
| 2 | German | Modell | A model of an object; A theoretical model |
| 3 | Italian | modello | model; mould, mold; pattern |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |