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Where does “Maghrebin” come from?

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

Maghrebin (English): of, or relating to the Maghreb or its people

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to the Maghreb or its people

Ancestry of “Maghrebin”, step by step

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