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Where does “burino” come from?

burino (Italian) comes from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

burino (Italian): boorish, loutish; peasant, yokel; boor, lout

Definitions

  1. boorish, loutish; peasant, yokel; boor, lout

Ancestry of “burino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “burino”

  • burin
  • microburin
  • burinist
  • burin
  • buriner
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