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-.
Ancestry of “Palatine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Palatinus | Palatine |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |