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Where does “Malerin” come from?

Malerin (German) comes from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Malerin (German): painter , paintress

Definitions

  1. painter , paintress

Ancestry of “Malerin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Malerin”

  • Kunstmalerin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →