Where does “stif-fratino” come from?
stif-fratino (Ido) comes from Ido fratino, from Ido -ino, from Ido femina, from English feminine, from Middle English femynyne, from Old French feminin, from Latin femininus, from Latin -inus — adjectival suffix.
stif-fratino (Ido): stepsister
Ancestry of “stif-fratino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | fratino | sister |
| 2 | Ido | -ino | suffix denoting femininity or a female |
| 3 | Ido | femina | female, feminine |
| 4 | English | feminine | Of or pertaining to the female gender; womanly;... |
| 5 | Middle English | femynyne | — |
| 6 | Old French | feminin | — |
| 7 | Latin | femininus | feminine; of or relating to the feminine gender |
| 8 | Latin | -inus | Of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |