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Where does “-ino” come from?

-ino (English) comes from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ino (English): The fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson ,...

Definitions

  1. The fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson ,...

Ancestry of “-ino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ino”

  • neutralino
  • zino
  • gaugino
  • gluino
  • gravitino
  • chargino
  • Higgsino
  • photino
  • plutino
  • sgoldstino
  • graphino
  • electroweakino
  • hydrino
  • antineutralino
  • antigravitino
  • phonino
  • electrino
  • gravitinoless
  • inflatino
  • scotino
  • bosino
  • goldstino
  • antiphotino
  • antigoldstino
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