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Where does “colline” come from?

colline (English) comes from French colline, from Italian collina, from Latin collīna, from Latin collīnus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

colline (English): A small hill or mount

Definitions

  1. A small hill or mount

Ancestry of “colline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcollinehill, downs
2Italiancollinahill
3Latincollīna—
4Latincollīnus—
5Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “colline”

  • intercolline
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