Where does “Palatine” come from?

Palatine comes from Latin Palatinus, formed with the Latin suffix -inus from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, a diminutive or adjectival suffix derived from Proto-Indo-European -no-.

Palatine (English): One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement

Definitions

  1. One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement

Ancestry of “Palatine”, step by step

Palatine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Palatinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalatinusPalatine
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via French palatine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpalatinetippet, shoulder cape

Words derived from “Palatine”

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