Where does “madrina” come from?

madrina (English) comes from Spanish madrina, from Latin matrina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

madrina (English): An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules

Definitions

  1. An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules

Ancestry of “madrina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmadrinagodmother
2Latinmatrinagodmother
3Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →