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Where does “cédula” come from?

cédula (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, 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.

cédula (Spanish): license; warrant, option; document,...

Definitions

  1. license; warrant, option; document,...

Ancestry of “cédula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatincedulaAlternative form of schedula
2Latinschedulaleaf of paper
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “cédula”

  • cedula
  • cedulación
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