Where does “mitella” come from?

mitella (Swedish) comes from Latin mitella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

mitella (Swedish): a sling ((triangular) bandage)

Definitions

  1. a sling ((triangular) bandage)

Ancestry of “mitella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmitella(small) headband, turban
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin mitella →