Where does “Altlatein” come from?
Altlatein (German) comes from German Latein, from Middle High German latin, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Altlatein (German): Old Latin
Ancestry of “Altlatein”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Latein | Latin |
| 2 | Middle High German | latin | — |
| 3 | Latin | Latīnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |