-ule

Meaning

1. Diminutive suffix.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ulader. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulusder. ▲ Latin -ulader. ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-tlomder. Latin -ulumder. French -uleder. English -ule Derived from Latin -ula and French -ule.

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