Where does “Sino-Tibetanist” come from?
Sino-Tibetanist (English) comes from English Sino-Tibetan, from English Tibetan, from English -an, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um.
Sino-Tibetanist (English): A linguist who specialises in studying...
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Ancestry of “Sino-Tibetanist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Sino-Tibetan | Of, or relating to, both China and Tibet; Of the... |
| 2 | English | Tibetan | Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture,... |
| 3 | English | -an | Of or pertaining to; |
| 4 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 5 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 6 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 7 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |