Where does “cacillo” come from?
cacillo (Spanish) comes from Spanish cazo, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cacillo (Spanish): Diminutive of cazo; small pan
Definitions
- Diminutive of cazo; small pan
Ancestry of “cacillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cazo | a kind of large saucepan or saucepot, wider at... |
| 2 | Latin | cattia | pan |
| 3 | Old High German | keȥȥil | kettle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | kettle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 6 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 7 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 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 |