Where does “Paolini” come from?

Paolini (English) comes from Italian Paolini, from Italian Paolo, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “Paolini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPaolini—
2ItalianPaoloPaul
3Latinpauluslittle, small
4Latinpaullus—
Every word from Latin paullus →Every word from Latin paulus →Every word from Italian Paolo →