Where does “Latina” come from?

Latina derives from Italian Latina, from Spanish latino, from Latin latinus, formed with the Latin suffix -inus from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.

Latina (English): A Latin American woman; Of Latin American descent...

Definitions

  1. A Latin American woman; Of Latin American descent...

Ancestry of “Latina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlatinafeminine singular of latino; female equivalent of...
2Latinlatinanominative feminine singular of latīnus;...
3LatinLatium{{w|Latium}}; the region around Rome
Every word from Latin Latium →Every word from Latin latina →Every word from Spanish latina →