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Where does “astilla” come from?

astilla (Spanish) comes from Latin astella, from Latin astla, from Latin assula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

astilla (Spanish): splinter; kindling

Definitions

  1. splinter; kindling

Ancestry of “astilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinastella—
2Latinastla—
3Latinassulasplinter, shaving, chip, shiver; shingle
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “astilla”

  • astillero
  • estallar
  • astilloso
  • estaleiro
  • estilha
  • estilhaço
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