Where does “antimascherina” come from?
antimascherina (Italian) comes from Italian mascherina, from Italian -ina, from Interlingua -ina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
antimascherina (Italian): anti-mask, no-mask
Definitions
- anti-mask, no-mask
Ancestry of “antimascherina”, step by step
antimascherina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mascherina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mascherina | small mask |
| 2 | Italian | -ina | Alterative suffix used to form diminutives of... |
| 3 | Interlingua | -ina | forms nouns from nouns, denoting a technical term for a substance; container |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Italian anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | anti | Alternative form of ante; before, in front of |
| 2 | Italian | ante | afore, ere; before, earlier; rather than,... |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |