Where does “pigurin” come from?
pigurin (Cebuano) comes from English figurine, from French figurine, from Italian figurina, from Italian -ina, from Interlingua -ina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
pigurin (Cebuano): a figurine; a small carved or molded figure; a...
Definitions
- a figurine; a small carved or molded figure; a...
Ancestry of “pigurin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | figurine | A small carved or molded figure; a statuette |
| 2 | French | figurine | figurine; miniature |
| 3 | Italian | figurina | figurine; picture card, trading card |
| 4 | Italian | -ina | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives of... |
| 5 | Interlingua | -ina | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |