-cel(l) [-cel, -cell]

Morpheme

-cel(l) [-cel, -cell]

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive suffix

Etymology

Old French -cel; Latin -cella, -cellus, from -culus +‎ -lus

Evidence

lenticel, lenticellate, pencel, pennoncel

Homographs

Cell, Cell

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