Where does “albinos” come from?
albinos (English) comes from English albino, from Portuguese Albino, from Latin albinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
albinos (English): plural of albino
Ancestry of “albinos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | albino | Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the... |
| 2 | Portuguese | Albino | — |
| 3 | Latin | albinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |