Where does “Palatinate” come from?

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

Palatinate (English): Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly

Definitions

  1. Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly

Ancestry of “Palatinate”, step by step

Palatinate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Palatine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPalatineOne of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement
2LatinPalatinusPalatine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Latin palatinatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalatinatuspalatinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →