Where does “carpin” come from?
carpin (Aromanian) comes from Spanish -ín, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
carpin (Aromanian): hornbeam; ironwood
Ancestry of “carpin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | -ín | chico + -ito → chiquito + API → chiquitín |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |