Where does “ladino” come from?
ladino (English) comes from Spanish ladino, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
ladino (English): Alternative letter-case form of Ladino; A...
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Ladino; A...
Ancestry of “ladino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | ladino | astute, crafty, acute; mestizo; a mestizo person |
| 2 | Latin | Latīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |