-el

Morpheme

-el

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive suffix

Etymology

Middle English -el; Old English -el and Old French -el; Latin -ellus

Evidence

chapel, chevronel, lapel, panel, porcelain, roundel

See Also

-(u)le, -elle

Homographs

el-, -el-, -el, -el

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