Where does “Popeline” come from?
Popeline (German) comes from French popeline, from Italian papalina, from Italian papalino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Popeline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | popeline | poplin |
| 2 | Italian | papalina | skullcap; nightcap, jellybag cap, liberty cap,... |
| 3 | Italian | papalino | papal; papist, popish; papist |
| 4 | Italian | -ino | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |