Date: 2013-05-22 11:30 pm (UTC)
Point. Per at least this (http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=-rel&allowed_in_frame=0) (usually very reliable) etymology dictionary, -rel, usually used with native stems, is "diminutive or depreciatory."

Kestrel, though, is pure French from cresserelle.

---L.
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