Where does “gemelar” come from?

gemelar (Spanish) comes from Spanish gemelo, from Latin gemellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

gemelar (Spanish): twin

Definitions

  1. twin

Ancestry of “gemelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgemelotwin; twin; identical twin; calf
2Latingemellustwin
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin gemellus
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