Where does “pensilina” come from?

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

pensilina (Italian): a projecting or suspended roof; any structure having such a roof

Definitions

  1. a projecting or suspended roof; any structure having such a roof

Ancestry of “pensilina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-inaAlterative suffix used to form diminutives of...
2Interlingua-inaforms nouns from nouns, denoting a technical term for a substance; container
3Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from Latin -ina
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