Where does “madrina” come from?

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

madrina (Italian): godmother; sponsor; woman who ceremonially names...

Definitions

  1. godmother; sponsor; woman who ceremonially names...

Ancestry of “madrina”, step by step

madrina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin matrina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmatrinagodmother
2Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Italian madre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmadremother; that constitutes the origin of subsequent...
2Latinmātrem—
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →