Where does “estaquillar” come from?

estaquillar (Spanish) comes from Spanish estaquilla, from Spanish -illa, from Old Spanish -iella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

estaquillar (Spanish): to peg; to fix with a peg

Definitions

  1. to peg; to fix with a peg

Ancestry of “estaquillar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishestaquillasmall peg or spike
2Spanish-illaAdded to feminine nouns to denote a diminutive...
3Old Spanish-iellaA diminutive suffix
4Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Spanish -illa