Where does “vaccinoprofilassi” come from?
vaccinoprofilassi (Italian) comes from Italian vaccino, from Latin vaccīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
vaccinoprofilassi (Italian): prophylactic vaccination
Definitions
- prophylactic vaccination
Ancestry of “vaccinoprofilassi”, step by step
vaccinoprofilassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vaccino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vaccino | cow; bovine; vaccine |
| 2 | Latin | vaccīnus | of or derived from a cow; cow |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Italian profilassi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | profilassi | prophylaxis; first-person singular imperfect... |