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Where does “intercolline” come from?

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

intercolline (English): Situated between hills; applied especially to...

Definitions

  1. Situated between hills; applied especially to...

Ancestry of “intercolline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcollineA small hill or mount
2Frenchcollinehill, downs
3Italiancollinahill
4Latincollīna—
5Latincollīnus—
6Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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