-illa

Morpheme

-illa

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminuative suffix denoting “of”

Etymology

Latin -illa, -illus, from rebracketing of diminutive suffix -lus

Evidence

chinchilla, flotilla, hydrilla, seguidilla, tortilla

Notes

<ll> spells [j] in loanwords directly from Spanish

See Also

-illo, -a