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Where does “Pauline” come from?

Pauline (French) comes from Latin Paulina, from Latin Paulinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Pauline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPaulina—
2LatinPaulinus—
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Pauline”

  • Pauline
  • Paulinize
  • Полина
  • Pauline
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