Where does “tapiner” come from?
tapiner (French) comes from French tapin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
tapiner (French): to work, to labour; to go on the game
Definitions
- to work, to labour; to go on the game
Ancestry of “tapiner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | tapin | — |
| 2 | French | -in | adjectival suffix; nominal suffix |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “tapiner”