Where does “feminiinisuku” come from?

feminiinisuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish feminiini, from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

feminiinisuku (Finnish): feminine gender

Definitions

  1. feminine gender

Ancestry of “feminiinisuku”, step by step

feminiinisuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish feminiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfeminiinifeminine
2Latinfēminīnusfeminine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Finnish suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family

Words derived from “feminiinisuku

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from Latin fēminīnus
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