Where does “-iol” come from?

-iol (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Celtic -ālos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European -los — Forms diminutive nouns from noun stems.

-iol (Welsh): adjectival suffix

Definitions

  1. adjectival suffix

Ancestry of “-iol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsh-awladded to nouns to form adjectives
2Proto-Celtic-ālosUsed to form adjectives from nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂los—
4Proto-Indo-European-losForms diminutive nouns from noun stems

Words derived from “-iol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -los →