Where does “francolí” come from?

francolí (Catalan) comes from Translingual Francolinus, from Proto-Germanic *Frankôlīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

francolí (Catalan): francolin

Definitions

  1. francolin

Ancestry of “francolí”, step by step

francolí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Francolinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualFrancolinusgenus
2Proto-Germanic*Frankôlīnaz—
3Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via French francolin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrancolinfrancolin
2Italianfrancolinofrancolin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →