Where does “olinguito” come from?

olinguito (English) comes from Spanish olinguito, from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

olinguito (English): "Bassaricyon neblina", a raccoon-like procyonid...

Definitions

  1. "Bassaricyon neblina", a raccoon-like procyonid...

Ancestry of “olinguito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisholinguitoolinguito
2Spanish-itoForms diminutives of nouns; Forms names of...
3Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
4Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Spanish -ito →Every word from Latin -ittus →