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Where does “Ignorantine” come from?

Ignorantine (English) comes from French ignorantin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ignorantine (English): Designating an order of friars founded in 1495...

Definitions

  1. Designating an order of friars founded in 1495...

Ancestry of “Ignorantine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchignorantinIgnorantine
2French-inadjectival suffix; nominal suffix
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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