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Where does “kanelsnäcka” come from?

kanelsnäcka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kanel, from Italian cannella, from Italian -ello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kanelsnäcka (Swedish): cinnamon roll

Definitions

  1. cinnamon roll

Ancestry of “kanelsnäcka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkanelcinnamon, a spice
2Italiancannellacinnamon; faucet, household water tap, spigot
3Italian-elloAlterative suffix used to form...
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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