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Where does “norcineria” come from?

norcineria (Italian) comes from Italian norcino, from Italian -ino, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

norcineria (Italian): pork butcher's

Definitions

  1. pork butcher's

Ancestry of “norcineria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliannorcinoOf or from Norcia; Native or inhabitant of...
2Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
3Latin-īnus—
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- →