Morpheme
-elle
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive suffix
Etymology
French -elle; Old French -ele; Latin -ella, from -ellus, variant of -ulus from rebracketing of diminutives (e.g. libellus from liber + -lus, fēmella from fēmina + -la) and diminutives of diminutives (porcellus from porculus + -lus), from -lus
Evidence
chandelle, crenelle, crenellation, cupellate, demoiselle, tourelle
