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Where does “Latino” come from?

Latino (Latin) comes from Latin Latinus, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Latino (Latin): dative masculine singular of Latīnus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of Latīnus; dative...

Ancestry of “Latino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLatinusLatin; of or pertaining to the Latin language,...
2Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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