Where does “Larino” come from?
Larino (Italian) comes from Spanish ladino, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “Larino”, step by step
Larino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ladino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ladino | astute, crafty, acute; mestizo; a mestizo person |
| 2 | Latin | Latīnus | Latin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Latin Larinum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Larinum | A city in the northern part of Apulia, situated near the river Tifernus, now the town of Larino |