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

kanelsnäcka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kanel

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-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Swedish snäcka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäckaseashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed...
2Middle High Germansnëgge
3Old High Germansneggo
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin -ellus
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