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Where does “vaccino” come from?

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

vaccino (Italian): cow; bovine; vaccine

Definitions

  1. cow; bovine; vaccine

Ancestry of “vaccino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvaccīnus—
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “vaccino”

  • autovaccino
  • vaccinoprofilassi
  • vaccinoterapia
  • vaccinoterapico
  • vaccine
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