Where does “gemelo” come from?

gemelo (Spanish) comes 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.

gemelo (Spanish): twin; twin; identical twin; calf

Definitions

  1. twin; twin; identical twin; calf

Ancestry of “gemelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingemellustwin
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “gemelo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin gemellus →