Where does “sordino” come from?

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

sordino (Italian): A mute for musical instruments; a sordine. For...

Definitions

  1. A mute for musical instruments; a sordine. For...

Ancestry of “sordino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-inoAlterative suffix used to form diminutives; Used...
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “sordino”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Italian -ino →