Where does “karamell” come from?

karamell (Swedish) comes from German Karamell, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

karamell (Swedish): sweet, caramel; confection made of melted and...

Definitions

  1. sweet, caramel; confection made of melted and...

Ancestry of “karamell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaramellcaramel
2Frenchcaramelcaramel, fudge
3Spanishcaramelocandy; caramel
4Portuguesecaramelocaramel; candy made of caramel; any candy
5LatincalamellusA little reed or pen
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos
9Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “karamell

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin -ellus