Where does “alpinisme” come from?

alpinisme (French) comes from French alpin, from Latin Alpīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

alpinisme (French): mountaineering; hiking

Definitions

  1. mountaineering; hiking

Ancestry of “alpinisme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alpinisme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →