Where does “cercine” come from?

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

cercine (Italian): tightly-coiled cloth pad placed on the head to...

Definitions

  1. tightly-coiled cloth pad placed on the head to...

Ancestry of “cercine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancercino—
2LatincircinusA pair of compasses; a tool for measuring...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “cercine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →