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Where does “pastilla” come from?

pastilla (Spanish) comes from Latin pastellus, from Latin -ellus, 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.

pastilla (Spanish): pill; cake; bar

Definitions

  1. pill; cake; bar

Ancestry of “pastilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpastellus—
2Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
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 “pastilla”

  • pastille
  • pastillation
  • pastiglia
  • pastillage
  • pastille
  • pastilha
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