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Where does “alkalino” come from?

alkalino (Italian) comes 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.

alkalino (Italian): Alternative form of alcalino

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of alcalino

Ancestry of “alkalino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcalinoalkaline
2Spanish-iñoA suffix to make diminutives of nouns and...
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “alkalino”

  • alkaline
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