Where does “cittadiname” come from?

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

cittadiname (Italian): citizenry

Definitions

  1. citizenry

Ancestry of “cittadiname”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancittadinotown, city; civic, urban
2Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Italian -ino →
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