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Where does “Pini” come from?

Pini (English) comes from Italian pini, from Italian pino, from Italian Peppino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Pini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiniplural of pino
2Italianpinopine, pine tree; pine, pinewood
3ItalianPeppino—
4Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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