Where does “lupine” come from?

Lupine comes from Latin lupinus, formed from Latin lupus (wolf) plus the Latin suffix -inus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos (wolf) and the Proto-Indo-European suffix -no-.

lupine (English): Of, or pertaining to, the wolf; Wolflike;...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the wolf; Wolflike;...

Ancestry of “lupine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lupine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →
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