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
antisalmonellal, chandelle, Chlorellaceae, Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae, Coccinellini, crenelle, crenellation, cupellate, demoiselle, -ellaceae, -ellal, -ellate, -ellidae, -ellinae, -ellini, -elloses, -ellosis, -ellous, hirtellous, micelle, Passerellidae, salmonellal, salmonelloses, salmonellosis, scepterellate, tourelle
