Where does “lupin” come from?

lupin (English) comes from Old French lupin, from Latin lupīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

lupin (English): Any member of the genus "Lupinus" in the family...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the genus "Lupinus" in the family...

Ancestry of “lupin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlupin—
2LatinlupīnusOf or pertaining to a wolf
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “lupin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →
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