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
- hill
Ancestry of “collina”, step by step
collina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin collīna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | collīna | hill |
| 2 | Latin | collīnus | Of a hill; growing on a hill |
| 3 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Late Latin collina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | collina | nominative feminine singular of collīnus;... |