Where does “Latinity” come from?
Latinity (English) comes from Latin Latīnitās, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Latinity (English): The quality of a particular person's Latin speech...
Definitions
- The quality of a particular person's Latin speech...
Ancestry of “Latinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Latīnitās | — |
| 2 | Latin | Latīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |