Where does “grondin” come from?

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

grondin (French): gurnard

Definitions

  1. gurnard

Ancestry of “grondin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-inadjectival suffix; nominal suffix
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from French -in →
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