-elle

Word Origin

a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it originally formed diminutives, now often with a derivative sense in which the diminutive force is lost (bagatelle; prunelle; rondelle); also in Anglicized forms of Latin words ending in -ella (organelle).

Origin

< French < Latin -ella, feminine of -ellus, forming diminutives corresponding to stems ending in -ul- -ule, -r- (see castellum), -n- (see patella)

Related Words

tagliatelle
-ella
-let
-ule
amarelle
aquarelle

词汇	-elle
词根词缀	Dictionary.com Wiktionary -elle Word Origin 1 a noun suffix occurring in loanwords from French, where it originally formed diminutives, now often with a derivative sense in which the diminutive force is lost (bagatelle; prunelle; rondelle); also in Anglicized forms of Latin words ending in -ella (organelle). Origin < French < Latin -ella, feminine of -ellus, forming diminutives corresponding to stems ending in -ul- -ule, -r- (see castellum), -n- (see patella) Related Words tagliatelle -ella -let -ule amarelle aquarelle -elle Suffix Used to form feminine proper names Etymology From French
随便看	synchronal synchronic synchronicity synchronism synchronization synchronize synchronoscope synchronous synchrony synclinal syncline syncopate syncopation syncope syncretism syncretize syncytial syndesm- syndesmo- syndetic syndic syndicalism syndicate syndication syndrome

-elle

Related Words

-elle

Suffix

Etymology