Where does “stecchino” come from?

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

stecchino (Italian): toothpick; shrimp; gaunt, haggard, drawn,...

Definitions

  1. toothpick; shrimp; gaunt, haggard, drawn,...

Ancestry of “stecchino”, 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 “stecchino”

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