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
- Of, or pertaining to, the wolf; Wolflike;...
Ancestry of “lupine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lupīnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “lupine”