Where does “aquiline” come from?
Aquiline comes from Latin aquilinus, formed from aquila (eagle) with the Latin suffix -inus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.
aquiline (English): of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles;...
Definitions
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles;...
Ancestry of “aquiline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aquilīnus | Of or pertaining to the eagle, aquiline |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “aquiline”