Where does “cronellu” come from?
cronellu (Welsh) comes from Welsh cronnell, from Welsh -ell, from Latin -illa, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cronellu (Welsh): to agglomerate, to glomerate, to gather into a ball
Definitions
- to agglomerate, to glomerate, to gather into a ball
Ancestry of “cronellu”, step by step
cronellu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh cronnell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cronnell | globeflower (Trollius europaeus) |
| 2 | Welsh | -ell | instrument, tool; diminutive suffix; female or... |
| 3 | Latin | -illa | inflection of -illus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Welsh cronell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cronell | — |