Where does “agnile” come from?

agnile (Latin) comes from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

agnile (Latin): a sheepfold

Definitions

  1. a sheepfold

Ancestry of “agnile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagnusa lamb, especially one used as a sacrifice
2Proto-Italicagʷnoslamb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →
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