Where does “Latijns” come from?
Latijns (Dutch) comes from Dutch Latijn, from Middle Dutch latijn, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Latijns (Dutch): Latin
Ancestry of “Latijns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Latijn | Latin, a citizen of Ancient Rome or the region of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | latijn | Latin language |
| 3 | Latin | Latīnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |