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Where does “ialino” come from?

ialino (Italian) comes from Latin hyalinus, from Ancient Greek ὑάλινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

ialino (Italian): hyaline, glassy; semitransparent

Definitions

  1. hyaline, glassy; semitransparent

Ancestry of “ialino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhyalinusglassy; hyaline; glassy-green
2Ancient Greekὑάλινοςof crystal, of glass
3Ancient Greek-ῐνος—
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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