Where does “Scutella” come from?

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

Scutella (Translingual): genus|extinct sand dollars that lived from c. 100mya to c. 4mya}}

Definitions

  1. genus|extinct sand dollars that lived from c. 100mya to c. 4mya}}

Ancestry of “Scutella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscutellaa small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small...
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 -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin scutella
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