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Where does “cercino” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cercino”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cercino”

  • cercine
  • accercinare
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