Where does “leonine” come from?

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

leonine (Italian): feminine plural of leonino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of leonino

Ancestry of “leonine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianleoninoleonine; lion
2Latinleoninusleonine; of or pertaining to a lion
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 Proto-Italic -īnos →
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