taxillus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *tā̆kslelos, formally tālus (“a heel; die”) +‎ -illus (“diminutive suffix”). For a similar phonetic development, compare pusillus. === Noun === tāxillus m (genitive tāxillī); second declension a small cube or die ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: teixell Galician: teixelo Italian: tassello Old French: tassel French: tasseau → English: tassel