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Where does “caballine” come from?

caballine (English) comes from Latin caballinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

caballine (English): Of, or pertaining to, a horse

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a horse

Ancestry of “caballine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaballinushorse
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →