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Where does “routinism” come from?

routinism (English) comes from English routine, from French routiné, from Old French -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

routinism (English): prevalence of, or domination by, routine

Definitions

  1. prevalence of, or domination by, routine

Ancestry of “routinism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroutineA course of action to be followed regularly; a...
2Frenchroutiné—
3Old French-ine—
4Latin-īnus—
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- →