From -e- (linking vowel) + -tel (noun-forming suffix)
-etel
- (noun-forming suffix) Added to a verb to form a noun.
- (noun-forming suffix) Variants:
- -tal is added to back-vowel words
- -tel is added to front-vowel words
- -atal same as -tal with a linking vowel
- -etel same as -tel with a linking vowel