Where does “alkaline” come from?
alkaline (Italian) comes from Italian alkalino, from Spanish alcalino, from Spanish -iño, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
alkaline (Italian): feminine plural of alkalino
Definitions
- feminine plural of alkalino
Ancestry of “alkaline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | alkalino | Alternative form of alcalino |
| 2 | Spanish | alcalino | alkaline |
| 3 | Spanish | -iño | A suffix to make diminutives of nouns and... |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |