Where does “salina” come from?
salina (Italian) comes from Latin salina, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
salina (Italian): salt pan, salt marsh, saltworks; salt mine
Definitions
- salt pan, salt marsh, saltworks; salt mine
Ancestry of “salina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | salina | salt pan, salt works |
| 2 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “salina”