Where does “volpino” come from?

volpino (Italian) comes from Latin vulpinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

volpino (Italian): vulpine; fox; fox cub

Definitions

  1. vulpine; fox; fox cub

Ancestry of “volpino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulpinusvulpine, fox
2Latin-inusOf 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 “volpino”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -inus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →