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Where does “piscine” come from?

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

piscine (French): swimming pool; piscina

Definitions

  1. swimming pool; piscina

Ancestry of “piscine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiscīna—
2Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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