Where does “-no” come from?

-no (Italian) comes from Italian sono, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

-no (Italian): Used to indicate pluralization

Definitions

  1. Used to indicate pluralization

Ancestry of “-no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansonofirst-person singular present of essere; am,...
2Latinsūmto be, exist
3Proto-Italicezomto be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “-no”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Italic ezom →