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Where does “acaramelar” come from?

acaramelar (Spanish) comes from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

acaramelar (Spanish): to coat with caramel; to grow fond of; to become...

Definitions

  1. to coat with caramel; to grow fond of; to become...

Ancestry of “acaramelar”, step by step

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