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Where does “pinolo” come from?

pinolo (Italian) comes from Italian pino, 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.

pinolo (Italian): pine nut

Definitions

  1. pine nut

Ancestry of “pinolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpinopine, pine tree; pine, pinewood
2ItalianPeppino—
3Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
4Latin-īnus—
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “pinolo”

  • pignoli
  • pignolis
  • pinoli
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