Where does “lupin” come from?

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

lupin (French): lupine; lupin

Definitions

  1. lupine; lupin

Ancestry of “lupin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlupīnusOf or pertaining to a wolf
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 Proto-Italic -īnos →
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