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Where does “pollina” come from?

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

pollina (Catalan): female equivalent of pollí; young mare, young...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of pollí; young mare, young...

Ancestry of “pollina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpullinanominative feminine singular of pullīnus;...
2Latinpullinusof or belong to young animals; the first teeth of...
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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