Morpheme
-ellum
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin singular neuter diminutive noun suffix (plural -ella)
Etymology
Latin -ellum, from -ellus, from rebracketing of diminutives (e.g. libellus from liber + -lus, fēmella from fēmina + -la) and diminutives of diminutives (porcellus from porculus + -lus), variant of -ulus
Evidence
capitellum, scutellum
