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Where does “pino” come from?

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

pino (Italian): pine, pine tree; pine, pinewood

Definitions

  1. pine, pine tree; pine, pinewood

Ancestry of “pino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPeppino—
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

Words derived from “pino”

  • pineto
  • pinene
  • pini
  • pinite
  • pineta
  • πίγνο
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