-ellus

Morpheme

-ellus

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin singular masculine diminutive noun suffix

Etymology

Latin -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

Panagrellus, Pelmatellus