Where does “alpí” come from?

alpí (Catalan) comes from Latin Alpīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

alpí (Catalan): alpine

Definitions

  1. alpine

Ancestry of “alpí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlpīnusof or pertaining to the Alps
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →