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Where does “antisottomarino” come from?

antisottomarino (Italian) comes from Italian sottomarino, from Italian marino, from Latin marīnus, from Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος, from Latin marinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

antisottomarino (Italian): antisubmarine

Definitions

  1. antisubmarine

Ancestry of “antisottomarino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansottomarinosubmarine, underwater; submarine
2Italianmarinosea, marine, nautical, seaside
3Latinmarīnus—
4Ancient GreekΜαρῖνος—
5Latinmarinusmarine; of or pertaining to the sea
6Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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