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Where does “collina” come from?

collina (Italian) comes from Latin collīna, from Latin collīnus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

collina (Italian): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “collina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollīna—
2Latincollīnus—
3Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “collina”

  • colline
  • intercolline
  • colina
  • collinoso
  • collinosità
  • colline
  • colline
  • collinaire
  • colinoso
  • colina
  • colină
  • kolino
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