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Where does “salin” come from?

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

salin (French): saline; salt

Definitions

  1. saline; salt

Ancestry of “salin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-inadjectival suffix; nominal suffix
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “salin”

  • saline
  • salinité
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