Where does “saturnine” come from?

saturnine (Italian) comes from Italian saturnino, from Latin Sāturnīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

saturnine (Italian): feminine plural of saturnino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of saturnino

Ancestry of “saturnine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaturninosaturnine
2LatinSāturnīnus—
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
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- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →