Definitions
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- suffix Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt
-le except after n. - suffix Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.
- suffix Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of Latin or Romance origin.
Etymologies
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From Middle English, from Old English -el (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix).
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From Middle English, from Old French -el (diminutive suffix), from Latin -ellus (suffix).
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Examples
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I don't know if the 1987 team found other inscriptions with the -el ending, but -el would be the equivalent of Elohim, one of the terms for God in the Bible.
Roger Isaacs: Passover In Egypt: Did The Exodus Really Happen? Roger Isaacs 2011
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I don't know if the 1987 team found other inscriptions with the -el ending, but -el would be the equivalent of Elohim, one of the terms for God in the Bible.
Roger Isaacs: Passover In Egypt: Did The Exodus Really Happen? Roger Isaacs 2011
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