Where does “pänsel” come from?

pänsel (Swedish) comes from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

Ancestry of “pänsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpincil
2Latinpēniculus
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelosEvery word from Latin -culusEvery word from Latin pēniculus
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